We have been delivering the Freedom Programme, created by Pat Craven, since 2009.
The 11-week programme is open to women 17+ who want to learn more about the reality of domestic violence and abuse in relationships. Each session explores the abusive tactics, controlling behaviours and belief systems of the Dominator and the effects on our health and well-being. You can join at any week, meaning you do not have to wait until Week 1 to start. You can attend as many or as few sessions as you like. No pressure.
Details about the Freedom Programme:
– This is an 11-week education programme
– As it is a rolling programme you can start the programme at any point and can catch up on any missed sessions when they are repeated.
– Each session runs for 2 hours per week
– Open to Women ages 17+
If attending our face to face sessions you will receive a free copy of ‘Living With The Dominator’ and a copy of The Home Study Workbook which is a supplement to ‘Living With The Dominator’.
if you join our zoom group you will have access to the online book and workbook.
During the sessions, we focus on a Dominator and a woman called ‘Jane’. We don’t talk about our own experiences, enabling a safe way to take part without anyone knowing what has happened to you. It is a safe way to express and process without worrying about what we say. We never give advice or tell a woman that she should leave. If it were that easy, she would have already left.
Aims of the Programme
1.
To help women understand the beliefs held by abusers and in doing so, recognise which of these beliefs they may have shared.
2.
To illustrate the effects of domestic violence on children.
3.
To assist women to recognise potential future abusers and assist in breaking the cycle of violence.
4.
To help women gain self-esteem and the confidence to improve the quality of their lives.
5.
To introduce women to community resources.
Unveiling the Impact of the Freedom Programme
Number of Participants in 2025
209
annual number of women ACCESSING our support
368
Number of women completing
90%
You have the courage and strength to make it through the programme. Stick with it and do your best not to miss any sessions, no matter how daunting a subject topic may appear. You owe it to yourself to take care of you and to love yourself.
Jacky and Donna have helped me back onto the road to recovery, being able to
control my life again and carve a new path to a happy successful adventure head of
me with my children
When I am attending WE:ARE Program, I always feel welcomed and understood.
WE:ARE gave me freedom to talk and express myself, my worries, my trauma –
English is not my first language, and having PTSD- I always listen and am well
supported.
