Julie Ann RichardsSystemic Violence is Secondary AbuseBy the end of New Year’s Day 2022 France was already counting 3 dead women murdered by their husbands and ex-partner.2 min read·Jan 3, 2022----
Julie Ann RichardsI’m a Survivor that keeps on survivingWhen you are a survivor of domestic, sexual and/or physical male violence and abuse, we are often credited (as it should be) as a warrior…3 min read·Jul 15, 2021----
Julie Ann RichardsProsperity for all…unless you are female“Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse…3 min read·Jul 28, 2020----
Julie Ann RichardsFailing Family Court undergoes major reform following national reviewThe announcement by the Ministry of Justice, Thursday, 25th June that there will be sweeping reforms to the Family Court system and…3 min read·Jul 17, 2020--1--1
Julie Ann RichardsV is for Voices not Vendetta2020 has been one of the bleakest of years and it is still only June.2 min read·Jun 26, 2020----
Julie Ann RichardsWhen being strong isn’t enoughRecently a survivor of domestic abuse tweeted “I don’t want to be told I am strong. I want abusers to be held accountable. I want systems…2 min read·Jun 22, 2020----
Julie Ann RichardsKintsugi — the art of precious scarsThere is a beautiful Japanese pottery art form, Kintsugi — the golden repair, where potters mend the cracks and broken pieces of pottery…2 min read·May 13, 2020----
Julie Ann RichardsDomestic abuse — the perpetual global pandemicWithin the first week of lockdown in South Africa the police had received over 87, 000 gender based complaints of domestic violence…3 min read·Apr 28, 2020----