Samantha Billingham

Opting out of emergency alerts Opting out of emergency alerts

🛑 The Government are testing the UK's emergency alerts system on Sunday 7th September at 3pm.

✔️ You can opt out of the emergency alerts if you are experiencing domestic abuse and have a concealed phone

👇 Here's how

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Remember, EVERYONE falls in love with the charming and caring partner and EVERYONE can never believe they are a cold and controlling perpetrator.

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If you are looking to enhance your understanding & knowledge of coercive control, domestic abuse & its impact please email me at samantha.strongerbeginnings@gmail.com to discuss your bespoke training package.

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Coercive control can manifest through isolation, where the perpetrator restricts the victims access to friends, family and support networks leading to feelings of loneliness and helplessness.

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My passion is raising awareness of coercive control, domestic abuse and its impact, in the hope to equip, enhance and empower others.

Thank you and your team @cateccles.bsky.social for your ongoing support 😁

What do you mean it's Monday already 🐔🤣

YouTube video by Beyond Four Walls - With Jodie Fraser Samantha Billingham | Navigating Coercive Control (PODCAST)

If we aren't talking about coercive control we aren't talking about domestic abuse, it's there at the beginning & it's there at the end . It's the thread that runs through domestic abuse.

My passion is raising awareness of coercive control & its impact.

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If we aren't talking about coercive control we aren't talking about domestic abuse, it's there at the beginning and it's there at the end. It's the thread that runs through domestic abuse.

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Remember coercive control & domestic abuse doesn't stop for the summer.

Think of all the children & young people who will be exposed to & experiencing coercive control & domestic abuse during the holidays.

Summer holidays do not cause domestic abuse 🚩

Most of the people wanting to create change in the domestic abuse sector are people with lived experience of the abhorrent crime.

The people with the power to create change don't have lived experience of domestic abuse.

To create real change, the two must come together.

Societies lack of acknowledgement to coercive control will never allow a resolution.

Coercive control impacts your future relationships and friendships as you begin to analyze and question everything.

Coercive control is pushing down on the accelerator, slamming down on the brake, making you fear for your life, whilst travelling to visit family, friends or attending a party as "the perfect couple", being asked, how was the journey? Oh fine thanks 🙂

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Coercive control v freedom
Twenty something v forty something
Existing v living

Loving life. Loving me 🫶

Most of the people wanting to create change in the domestic abuse sector are people with lived experience of the abhorrent crime.

The people with the power to create change don't have lived experience of domestic abuse.

To create real change, the two must come together.

How does the body language of a domestic abuse victim differ in public versus private settings, and what might these differences indicate?

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I deliver bespoke training for businesses, organisations and professionals enhancing their understanding and knowledge of coercive control, domestic abuse and its impact.

Please email me at samantha.strongerbeginnings@gmail.com for more details.

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For ages and ages I've been looking at bouquets of gorgeous sunflowers from afar, saying to myself, I'll treat myself one day.

And that day is today 😍

I am celebrating me and all I have achieved so far this year 🥳

Loving life. Loving me 🫶

Coercive control is a process, a pattern, a punishment.

It's never a one off, a mistake or about anger.

It is deliberate, it is purposeful and it is dangerous.

Coercive control is a process and procedure. It's about power and control.

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Stop minimising survivors lived experience and start maximising professionals education and empathy

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Husband spotted 'smiling' on bus after stabbing wife to death found guilty of murder Habibur Masum, 26, launched the "ferocious" attack on 27-year-old Kulsuma Akter after tracing her to a refuge where she had gone to escape him.

If you're still asking, why don't you just leave, this is why 👇

Hanibur Masum, 26, launched the "ferocious" attack on 27-year old Kulsuma Akter after tracking her to a refuge where she had gone to escape him.

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Domestic abuse doesn't start with a punch or physical violence, it starts with power and control.

The ABC checklist of coercive control 👇

This is a quote one of my SODA ladies gave me when describing coercive control. I shared it during my recent training session with @cateccles.bsky.social

"Coercive control happens without you realising, but affects your whole life even after you've left the relationship"

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Proud to be supporting @naturewatch.org and their Protect Animals Protect People Campaign 🐾❤️

Raising the profile of animal welfare in the context of domestic abuse is crucial, especially when the connection between the two is often under-recognised.

Train police in how pets are used by domestic abusers, says charity Campaigners want officers to learn about ‘clear links’ between harming animals and harming humans

Well done to Mark Randell and the @naturewatch.org team for calling for mandatory training.

Humbled to have added my voice to this article 🫶

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When the perpetrators behaviour shows a pattern, that's when it becomes a problem.

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Putting a perpetrator on bail, giving them an "order to abide by" or giving them a suspended sentence tells me even though coercive control has been a crime for a decade it's still misunderstood.

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Samantha Billingham Hi everyone,I am Samantha Billingham a survivor of domestic abuse.In May 2009 I set up SODA, Survivors of Domestic Abuse, a support group for men and women to come together without judgement.I am an a

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