Breaking The Cycle To Step Forward Podcast

Episode 41 - 2 Sides

Chris and Beverley talk about 2 sides to perpetrator's and how it is that people can be divided in their perception of a person, based on their own experience or perception. Chris & Beverley then goes further to talk about the challenges in being a survivor and how feelings and memories can be conflicting as some abusers can be a main care giver too. Join this conversation and you can ask questions by emailing us on:
breakingthecycletostepforward@gmail.com
https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/
https://stepforwardpractice.co.uk
 

Special Guest 6 - Dr Elly Hanson

Dr Elly Hanson is a clinical psychologist and researcher who focuses on preventing sexual abuse and reducing its impact, as well as more widely, helping children and young people enjoy positive relationships and thrive. She works with police, educators, charities, survivors and national organisations, in particular informing work to tackle abuse and respond effectively.
 
She is Research Director of Fully Human, an initiative of the PSHE Association (which supports schools in delivering good PSHE education) and in this role, wrote the report ‘Pornography and Human Futures’, an analysis of online pornography’s nature and business model, and the harms that follow. In parallel she recently developed with CEOP (part of the UK National Crime Agency) a preventative education resource for schools, Respecting me, you, us: Building healthy relationships and creating positive cultures.
 
She has authored a variety of academic papers and chapters, including those on online sexual abuse and its impact, and how the ‘tech freedom’ ideology has been conducive to it. Elly is also an experienced therapist and previously worked for an NHS drugs and alcohol service with survivors of abuse, in an NSPCC team for children with harmful sexual behavior's, and for a company providing residential care to looked after children. If you would like to ask for any further information or questions please email: Breakingthecycletostepforward@gmail.com
https://pshe-association.org.uk/fully-human (that's the link to the pornography and human futures report)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMYc7U9NOVg&list=PLYYDrq64zvBADbfLm97NY0wlNKSz0PzIu&index=29 - Elly's talk at PIER on how tech as fueled child sexual abuse
www.drellyhanson.com
BreakingTheCycleToStepForward@gmail.com
https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/
https://stepforwardpractice.co.uk
 

Special Guest 5 - Pauline Sharp

After her own Lived Experience of Ritual Abuse, Pauline Sharp has founded Take Cover which is a support group for Women who have experienced sexual abuse, themselves or in supporting others. She gives an insight into her own experience and her courage in raising awareness to encourage recovery and support for other women, not forgetting her own challenges in raising money to enable support for many others. Grab a drink and join the conversation and remember if you have any questions please contact Chris and Beverley by email.
 
breakingthecycletostepforward@gmail.com
https://www.take-cover.org/
https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/
https://stepforwardpractice.co.uk
 

Episode 40 - Exploring Sex Education

Following the release of episode 39 about pornography, there has been several articles and videos published about sex education within schools. Chris and Beverley share their own beliefs, and thoughts on this and look forward to hearing your own feedback and any questions you may have. As always they share from a Lived Experience and professional perspective and open the discussions that are sometimes difficult but very important for awareness and prevention of abuse going forward. You can contact them by email:
 
breakingthecycletostepforward@gmail.com
https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/
http://stepforwardpractice.co.uk
 

Have you got 5 minutes?

This months question comes from a midwife who listened after listening to episode 10 Pregnancy and Children. If you have a question you would like to put forward you can contact Chris and Beverley by email.
breakingthecycletostepforward@gmail.com
https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/
https://stepforwardpractice.co.uk
 

Episode 39 - Does Pornography Influence Child Sexual Abuse?

The definition of Pornography is: "printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate sexual excitement". For consenting Adults over the age of 18 it is widely accepted as part of a choice. However, what if it is used to encourage young children, or even what is the message it sends to young people who gain access to it?
Is it part of Education and Growing Up or is there a wider impact? Chris and Beverley discuss this challenging subject to educate, raise awareness and most importantly open the conversation to enable change. We would love to hear your feedback or any questions you may have. Email us using the link below:
 
Breakingthecycletostepforward@gmail.com
https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/
https://stepforwardpractice.co.uk
 

Episode 38 - Parenting part 3

Parenting is always challenging and when you are a victim/survivor of Abuse how does this impact you as you children grow older. Chris and Beverley have revisiting Parenting as there is much to share from their own Lived Experience and Professional Perspective. We would love to hear your thoughts, feedback and any questions and you can contact us be email:
breakingthecycletostepforward@gmail.com
https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/
https://stepforwardpractice.co.uk
 

Episode 37 - Teaching Children Consent

Many children are often told to kiss a parent goodnight or another member of family, even a family friend. However what about their choice? Is it rude if they don't want to - does a parent have a right to demand their child to do this in the act of Love? Chris and Beverley discuss this sharing their own thoughts and perspective following a post that Lawrence Fox released discussing this very subject about his son. What are your thoughts about this? We would love to hear them.
 
BreakingTheCycleToStepForward@gmail.com
https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/
https://stepforwardpractice.co.uk
 

Have You Got 5 Minutes?

"By Giving Choice do we enable or overwhelm?" is just one of the questions being asked of Chris & Bev in this episode about children, choice and boundaries Chris & Bev respond from both their own Lived Experience and professional perspective in this 30 minutes (ish) conversation. If you have a question that you would like discussed then email:
 
breakingthecycletostepforward@gmail.com
https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/
https://stepforwardpractice.co.uk
 

Episode 36 - The Power of Fear

How often does Fear hold you back? Stop you talking, Stop you taking action? - What if fear was also the cause of your illness or pain? How does your body respond to fear? Most importantly are you aware of how much your decisions are based on fear? In this episode Chris and Beverley speak about fear in Recovery and share their own Lived Experience and Professional Perspective about fear and overcoming it.
 
breakingthecycletostepforward@gmail.com
https://survivorsofabuse.org.uk/
https://breakingthecycletostepforward.co.uk