A new outlook: shining a light on the impact of gender-based violence on the mental health of disabled women By survivor and campaigner, Saliha Rashid Disabled women are nearly three times more likely to experience domestic abuse (including honour-based abuse), in comparison to non-disabled women, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Shockingly, […]
I wrote this poem after I was transferred from Mainstream School into Special Education School. I was becoming aware of feeling different. I felt different and no good. I have experienced communication barriers with Social Services. Initially they did not believe I had been assaulted sexually by a taxi driver. When the police were able
Self-reflective poem, using found images as a way to reflect on, express and understand my own thoughts and feelings. Reflective journaling gives me a space to understand my inner self, my life experiences, and my emotions. Faces Your face it speaks a thousand words. Your face it talks to me. So many feelings split the
This was done at a time of deep distress and I was very withdrawn and frightened to go out. Afraid I am afraid to leave my home I feel so aloneName calling won’t stop! I feel I’m going to popI feel so unsafe as I feel like bait, I have this heavy weightWhy make
‘Castle’ was inspired by the picture with the poem ‘The Lady of Shalott’, by Alfred Lord Tennyson. I identified with the picture, as The Lady of Shalott is trapped in a tower and I felt trapped in a tower, but for me, the tower was my own head. It’s where I went when I dissociated as
