About Us

Samantha Billingham is the founder of Stronger Beginnings and we provide bespoke training for businesses and professionals to enhance their understanding of coercive control, domestic abuse and its impact.

The key focus of Stronger Beginnings is focusing on the empowerment, transformation and growth, between victim survivors and professionals. With Stronger Beginnings, professionals can connect and show positivity through enhancing their knowledge and understanding of coercive control and domestic abuse.

Samantha’s commitment is to create a world where victim survivors are supported, empowered, and given a voice. Stronger Beginnings provide bespoke training; our passion is to share our experience with other organisations to improve advocacy skills around coercive control.

Samantha is an Ambassador for EIDA, employers initiative on domestic abuse, who offer the tools and employer needs to take effective action if an employee makes a domestic abuse disclosure.

She is also the face and founder of SODA, Survivors of Domestic Abuse, an online support group for those who have experienced domestic abuse to come together without judgement.

Samantha is also an Associate for Better Lives Training co-delivering alongside Bridie Anderson, sharing her lived experience to give a clear understanding of coercive control, domestic abuse, and its impact.