Domestic Abuse Support Hub CIC

14/06/2026

13/06/2026

For a long time, I didn’t love myself enough to leave. That’s a difficult thing to admit. I accepted behaviour that I should never have accepted.

I tolerated things that I would be horrified to see my children tolerate. Not because I was weak or because I enjoyed being treated that way. But because abuse slowly changes what you believe you deserve.

Year after year, my standards got lower and lower while my tolerance for pain got higher and higher. I stopped believing I deserved better. And it took me a long time to get there because I believed what society had taught me:

That children need both parents no matter what. That keeping a family together was always better than breaking it apart. That children were better off with two parents under one roof, even if one of those parents was abusive.

So I stayed. I stayed for the children. Until one day I realised I wasn’t protecting them I was teaching them. Teaching them what relationships look like. Teaching them what love looks like. Teaching them what behaviour to accept.

And that realisation broke my heart.

I didn’t want my daughters to believe this was what they should tolerate.

The truth is, I didn’t leave because I suddenly found my self-worth. I left because I loved my children more than I hated myself. I left because they deserved a life without fear. A home without walking on eggshells. A childhood free from abuse. Leaving wasn’t the end of the story.

Healing was.

Because breaking the cycle isn’t about being a perfect parent. It’s about being the parent who finally says:

“This ends with me.”

I left for them.

Then I learned to heal for me.

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13/06/2026

11/06/2026

Leaving abuse isn’t just about leaving a person.

It’s about leaving behind years of fear, survival mode, self-doubt and patterns you were taught to accept as normal.

Many of us become parents while we’re still carrying our own unhealed wounds.

Not because we don’t love our children.
Not because we don’t want better for them.

But because healing takes time, and sometimes we don’t even realise how much we’ve been carrying until we’re finally safe enough to put it down.

One of the hardest truths I’ve had to face is that my children may need to heal from parts of my survival, just as I’ve had to heal from the survival of those before me.

But this is the difference:

The cycle doesn’t continue when someone chooses to see it.

The cycle breaks when someone chooses to heal.

Leaving abuse gave me the opportunity to do something different.

To learn, to grow, to take accountability and to heal. Not so I can be a perfect parent but so my children inherit less pain.

That’s how cycles are broken.

11/06/2026

From Two school mum's/ survivors to helping other heal and finding their place. You can do anything you put your mind to and more. Believe in yourself s

11/06/2026

From the school gates to supporting survivors feel less alone

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

Congratulations Nooria Sayani on being elected of Mayor of Rugby 💜

10/06/2026

D•A•S•H IS 1 TODAY 💜🩵

One year ago, D•A•S•H registered as a CIC with a simple mission:

To help survivors feel less alone.

Over the last year, together we have built a community of support, understanding, healing and hope.

As we celebrate our first birthday, we’d love to hear from you.

Has D•A•S•H made a difference to your journey?

Whether we’ve helped you feel heard, understood, supported, empowered or simply reminded you that you’re not alone, we’d love to hear your story.

Every message reminds us why this work matters.

💜 Thank you for being part of our first year.

Here’s to helping even more survivors feel less alone.

D•A•S•H – Domestic Abuse Support Hub
You are not alone. 💜🩵

09/06/2026