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We're an innovative, creative & educational 12-week course training practitioners to support women to regain ownership of their lives after they've been abused by a partner.

"Amazing course, like nothing else that is available. It's life changing.""Natalie is just amazing — she was very clear ...
18/06/2026

"Amazing course, like nothing else that is available. It's life changing."

"Natalie is just amazing — she was very clear and thorough and gave everyone time to share thoughts, experiences and questions. If everyone was just a little bit like Natalie, the world would be a much better place."

"You would be mad not to fund this absolute essential cause. As someone who received little to no support 13 years ago leaving my abuser, something like this could have saved my life a lot quicker."

"This training has given me so much knowledge, different techniques, activities."

"DO IT! It will open your eyes personally and professionally."

Upcoming training dates are available on our website.
https://www.ownmylifecourse.org/trainingdates

"There are certain accents that stop you in your tracks when you're a long way from home."That's how Victoria Mason's la...
15/06/2026

"There are certain accents that stop you in your tracks when you're a long way from home."

That's how Victoria Mason's latest blog starts — and it only gets better from there. Victoria is Own My Life's Partnership Development Volunteer, and this is a story about what advocacy actually looks like. Not in a meeting room. Not in a formal setting.

On a train. With a stranger. And a conversation that went somewhere important.

Read her blog in full: https://www.ownmylifecourse.org/post/opportunity-is-everywhere

And if you'd like to be part of spreading the word about Own My Life — or work with an organisation that might want to know more — reach out. We'd love to hear from you.

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."- Louisa May Alcott
11/06/2026

"I am not afraid of storms,
for I am learning how to sail my ship."

- Louisa May Alcott

08/06/2026

We're delighted to share that Own My Life is now a partner of Our Safer City — a network committed to making the City of London safer for women and girls.

This builds on what we already know from our work with the Metropolitan Police: workplaces have a vital role to play in supporting women subjected to abuse. When they get it right, the difference is real.

We're glad to be part of this network and the conversations it's driving.

Read the full story on our website: https://www.ownmylifecourse.org/post/own-my-life-becomes-an-our-safer-city-partner-to-strengthen-support-for-women-and-girls

City of London Police City of London Corporation: City View

05/06/2026

You've met Viran. Now hear the conversation.

Episode 7 of the Own My Life podcast was recorded at New Scotland Yard — with Viran and Helen talking honestly about Own My Life inside the Metropolitan Police, the barriers women face, and what real institutional change looks like.

It's a good one. Come and listen.

🎧 Find the Own My Life podcast on Spotify, Apple or YouTube.

Meet Viran!Viran is one of our trustees, delivers Own My Life to women in the Police and has controversial opinions on p...
02/06/2026

Meet Viran!

Viran is one of our trustees, delivers Own My Life to women in the Police and has controversial opinions on pineapple as a pizza topping.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞?
Pausing time so I could get things done and then unpause.
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞?
Being in two places at the same time.
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥?
Chocolate digestives.
𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚: 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬...
Oh yes please! Delicious.
𝐈𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭?
Chestnut mares.
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲.
Crisps
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨-𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦?
Intentionally elevating women's contributions in meetings and highlighting their expertise over male counterparts
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮?
That people will want you to fail, stay true to you and don’t rise to it.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲?
Placing a female colleague's name first in email.

We are so lucky to have Viran in this community. You can connect with her on LinkedIn or contact us through the website.

We have the best news.Victoria Mason — Own My Life's Partnership Development Lead — has been nominated for a Prevention ...
29/05/2026

We have the best news.

Victoria Mason — Own My Life's Partnership Development Lead — has been nominated for a Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Award.

Victoria's work has helped Own My Life reach over 20,000 women. She was central to expanding the programme into Northern Ireland. She has built relationships across policing, the third sector and community safety that have opened doors for women who needed them opened.

And she does all of it with such warmth, such care, and such quiet determination.

This nomination is so well deserved. We are absolutely beaming for her.

Congratulations Victoria — we couldn't be prouder. 💚

TSB Rebecca Smith MP Wendy Chamberlain for North East Fife

We have some lovely news!Kirsty Bentley is joining us as Co-Trainer for the Own My Life Facilitator Course, alongside Lo...
26/05/2026

We have some lovely news!

Kirsty Bentley is joining us as Co-Trainer for the Own My Life Facilitator Course, alongside Louise Bryant.

Kirsty has been delivering Own My Life to women for a few years now, and she writes so beautifully about what drew her to this role: the moment in every group where the room exhales, where women realise they're not carrying everything alone anymore.

We couldn't be happier to have her as part of the team.

Read Kirsty's own words about stepping into this role on our Blog: https://www.ownmylifecourse.org/post/stepping-into-co-training-for-the-own-my-life-facilitator-course

What a joyous May training! It was our FIRST training with BSL interpretation for the brilliant Deborah from Deafinitely...
26/05/2026

What a joyous May training! It was our FIRST training with BSL interpretation for the brilliant Deborah from Deafinitely Women.

Participants said:

Absolutely brilliant from start to finish.💥

This was the best zoom training I have attended.💻

It's transformed my outlook for the better in so many ways.🤯

Best course I have done & a course that can empower women.🏆

Relevant, fun, appropriate and versatile for a range of participants.🥰

It is a thought provoking & incredibly powerful training experience.🧠

It's just such a refreshing & radical, common sense way to think about abuse.✊🏼

Own My Life is essential for women who have suffered abuse & need space to make sense of what they have been through.📌

I think it’s absolutely fantastic. Its focus on women who have been abused & how they can regain control of their future is a breath of fresh air.🌬️

Resources are visually friendly and simple. They have also been translated to Welsh which will have a significant impact in us supporting women.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I originally thought it was going to be a tough week as it was all online however I thought the time was beautifully structured, it seemed to go quicker than I expected.🤩

Possibly the best course I have been on, giving women the tools knowledge & confidence to be their own advocate- cannot stress how much I loved this course and all the women involved.🏅

Through this course you're going to find something you've always been looking for. You'll learn so much about yourself, and be stronger on the other side of it, & find some sisters along the way.💪🏼

I will be more mindful of ensuring that I'm not going forwards with the assumption that the risk management approach is the best for women…I will let women lead in what is good for them: they are the experts of their lives.🚺

The course has been designed to address serious issues in a very subtle way that opens up an opportunity for discussion. I feel the course is non-judgemental & makes you think about the language you use as professionals.💬

Natalie is an incredibly ‘solid’ facilitator that holds the space, the content and the emotion in a way I have never seen before - done that well. The balance of learning, practicing, discussing & moments of joy & fun meant that 5 days on intensive and deeply difficult subject matter was in fact a positive and empowering experience.❤️‍🔥

I was worried about being in front of a screen for such a long period of time: I usually fall asleep & always have done...I was very surprised at how fast the day would go by & the fact that I was engaged the whole way through!😊

This training has challenged me on language used and has given me the boost needed to keep going...it felt light hearted & not too heavy - very informative & great to be among so many women wanted to help and make a difference.💖

Want to experience this JOY for yourself? Book here: http://ownmylifecourse.org/trainingdates

Wahooooooo! We’re delighted to see Preston and Hope Prevails on the Own My Life map!With great gratitude to Victoria Mas...
24/05/2026

Wahooooooo! We’re delighted to see Preston and Hope Prevails on the Own My Life map!

With great gratitude to Victoria Mason and Jacqui Shurr for working to make this happen 🥳🤩❤️‍🔥

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