Free Your Mind

Free Your Mind Award Winning Childhood Domestic Violence Support and Education. Trauma Informed Holistic Therapy Se

1 in 3 children will have an issue with mental illness directly linked to the experience of seeing domestic violence at home. Free Your Minds mission is to support individuals that suffer with mental illness due to the traumatic experience of childhood domestic violence. Through our workshops, awareness campaigns and support services, we aim to give them the tools to look after their own happiness and well being, and to promote the importance of having healthy relationships. Those who have dealt with a mental illness, know and have seen life in ways so many others won’t, they know a pain and perspective so many never will. You could say that those people have had a lucky escape, but we are the lucky ones. WE have faced incredible, tragedy, pain, confusion hurt and sadness and we are still here, still going, still trying, still breathing.

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Children affected by domestic abuse need to be heard and supported.We work with professionals and organisations across B...
08/10/2026

Children affected by domestic abuse need to be heard and supported.

We work with professionals and organisations across Birmingham, Waltham Forest and Redbridge to strengthen understanding and improve support for children and young people affected by domestic abuse.

Our training is designed to help professionals recognise the signs of domestic abuse, understand its impact on children and young people, and respond confidently and appropriately.

Interested in attending? Click the link in our bio or comment LEARN to receive the link and complete our short interest survey today to register your interest and find out more about upcoming training opportunities.

Our CEO and Founder, Natasha Benjamin, founded Free Your Mind CIC to provide children and young people with the support ...
07/10/2026

Our CEO and Founder, Natasha Benjamin, founded Free Your Mind CIC to provide children and young people with the support she didn’t have access to growing up.
Sadly, many children still face the same barriers today.

That’s why Natasha has brought together practitioners with lived experience who understand how difficult it can be to ask for help or talk about traumatic experiences at home.

Through Mindfulness CBT, Certified Trauma Play Therapy (CTP), drawing, painting, games and other creative outlets, children can express feelings and experiences that can sometimes be too difficult to put into words.

Please donate to our 13K Steps to Lighten a Child’s Hidden Backpack, sponsored walk. Link in bio.🎒

05/10/2026

13K STEPS FOR SAFER CHILDHOODS 👣

October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month and we’re celebrating 13 years of Free Your Mind CIC! 🎉

Can you take 13,000 steps throughout October?

Walk to work. Walk to the shops. Meet your friends. Take a mental health walk. Every step counts.

Your steps can help raise awareness of childhood domestic abuse and support children carrying their Hidden Backpacks of fear and loneliness. 🎒💜

13 YEARS • 13K STEPS • 13K Steps to Lighten a Child’s Hidden Backpack

👉 Please share the link in our bio to friends and family to sponsor you by making a donation.

October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, Black History Month, and for Free Your Mind CIC as we celebrate 13 years of o...
05/10/2026

October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, Black History Month, and for Free Your Mind CIC as we celebrate 13 years of our organisation.

Please join us throughout this month as we share and celebrate the journey of Free Your Mind CIC,

For Free Your Mind, every month is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month.

Our founder, , turned her own childhood experiences of domestic abuse into a mission to create a safe space where children and young people can be supported.

Reliving painful childhood experiences and creating spaces for children to speak about what they have experienced is not easy. But Natasha made it happen; creating an organisation that has supported hundreds of children and young people affected by domestic abuse.

Natasha is on , let's connect on there.

13 years of Free Your Mind. 13 years of listening to children. 13 years of helping to lighten their hidden backpacks. Please donate to our 13K Steps to Lighten a Child’s Hidden Backpack, sponsored walk. Link in bio.🎒

13K Steps to Lighten a Child’s Hidden BackpackJoin and Free Your Mind CIC supporters for our 13,000-step sponsored walk...
02/10/2026

13K Steps to Lighten a Child’s Hidden Backpack

Join and Free Your Mind CIC supporters for our 13,000-step sponsored walk in Canary Wharf, raising vital funds for therapy sessions to support children and young people affected by childhood domestic abuse.

📍 Jubliee Park, Canary Wharf, London
📅 Saturday 24 October 2026
⏰ 11am–3pm
💷 Suggested donation: £13

Can’t join us in ? You can still take part! 🙌🏾

Complete your 13,000 steps in one day, or spread them across several days until you reach your goal. Walk with friends, family, colleagues or your dog; every step counts! 🚶🏾‍♀️🐕

To take part in our sponsored walk, please make your £13 donation through our page and sign up our attendees form; links in bio.

🎯 Can you ask 13 people to sponsor you £13 each? Ask 13 friends, family members or colleagues to donate £13 and help us reach our £630 fundraising target by Friday 6 November.

13 years. £13. 13,000 steps. One shared mission; helping lighten the hidden backpacks children carry.

Every donation helps us provide vital therapeutic support to children affected by domestic abuse.

Thank you!!

Today, as we begin Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, many women and children who have experienced domestic abuse will be f...
01/10/2026

Today, as we begin Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, many women and children who have experienced domestic abuse will be feeling increased fear and anxiety following the news of changes to prisoner release arrangements.

The Government’s figures estimate 700 offenders are due to leave prison in England and Wales, with further 3,800 schedules releases planned over the next year.

For survivors, the impact of hearing that someone who has harmed them may be released early can bring back fear, uncertainty and trauma.

If you or your children are worried about your safety, you are not alone.

🚨 Immediate danger: Call 999. If you cannot speak on a mobile, press 55 when prompted.

📞 Refuge National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247, free and available 24/7 in England.

📞 Victim Support: 0808 1689 111, free, confidential 24/7 support.

📞 Childline: 0800 1111 — free, confidential support for children and young people. Available 24/7

📞 Galop LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0800 999 5428

Please speak to a specialist service and consider making a safety plan if you are concerned.

We’re starting Black History Month by congratulating on creating this amazing directory! Our Founder & CEO, , is proud ...
01/10/2026

We’re starting Black History Month by congratulating on creating this amazing directory!

Our Founder & CEO, , is proud to be on the Network

Natasha can help with:
🤝🏾 Mentorship

What Natasha is looking for:
• Community & social impact opportunities
• Collaboration & referrals
• Investors & funding

Throughout Black History Month and Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, we’ll be sharing more about Natasha, her journey, the work of Free Your Mind CIC and a special event coming up, starting tomorrow.

Follow along and help us celebrate Black leadership, lived experience and social impact. 💜

This recent Guardian story highlights the experiences of UK mothers who have returned home with their children after fle...
30/09/2026

This recent Guardian story highlights the experiences of UK mothers who have returned home with their children after fleeing abuse abroad and the difficult legal battles that can follow.

The UK government is now looking at how domestic abuse is considered in international child-abduction cases under the Hague Convention. To bring greater protection and support for survivors fleeing violence.

What do you think needs to change to better protect mothers and children fleeing abuse abroad?

And importantly, how can we make sure children’s safety and voices remain at the heart of these decisions?

Have you heard of or been in this situation like this before? We’d really like to hear your thoughts.

*Trigger Warning* Imagine coming home from school and wondering whether your dad had seriously hurt or even killed your ...
28/09/2026

*Trigger Warning*

Imagine coming home from school and wondering whether your dad had seriously hurt or even killed your mum.

For a child, that level of fear is traumatic and horrifying.

Thomas Ross KC experienced this as a child. Before finishing primary school, he lived with his father while his mother had left Cardonald for England, fleeing domestic abuse.

That is an enormous amount for any child to experience.

Thomas has spoken about how his childhood experiences shaped his life and career, and he went on to become one of Scotland’s leading criminal defence advocates.

The children and young people we see who have experienced domestic abuse carry heartbreaking memories with them.

Please continue to support us, like, share, comment or send a donation. Help more child victims be heard and supported.

Many children and mothers have ran for their lives to escape domestic abuse. They are left scared, traumatised and, ofte...
25/09/2026

Many children and mothers have ran for their lives to escape domestic abuse. They are left scared, traumatised and, often, feeling alone. Especially when is ongoing.

Now run for Free Your Mind CIC and help us support them on the journey towards healing.
Your fundraising will help provide more therapy sessions for children and young people affected by domestic abuse, giving them a safe space to talk, process their experiences and feel heard.

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