"Given another chance at life after domestic violence"

I was ordered a DRR in court for support from a relationship I was in from the age of mid teens to early 20's. It wasn’t a nice relationship, I thought it was normal to be treated the way I was, I didn’t know any different at the time where this was my first and I was so young.

Days went on, years went on, the whole way through was nothing but a disaster. Then came the mornings I would dread to wake up, I was blind, I hated myself for putting up with something that wasn’t right, I blamed myself, I started to abuse substances based on feelings. They would help me take the pain away, it was  a push to get through my day and it started to become a problem.

I've recently started to work with inclusion and I've been given a great worker named Aaron, he does all he can to support me and I couldn’t wish for anyone better working on my behalf, we’ve recently put together a plan and he’s helped me completely stop what I was on and go the right way about it via medication and lots of help.

I’m feeling a lot better in myself and starting to realise I didn’t need that, I feel so much happier and free now I’m away from the substances holding me back, everyone I've met at the hub is great, very friendly, kind and care about people a lot.

I feel as if Inclusion have helped me at another chance in life, they’ve helped me find my path and build something good for myself and my child.