From Survivor to Advocate

Today, I’m proud to be a parent partner with Ivison Trust. I work with professionals — from safeguarding teams to police to educators — to help them understand the real experiences of parents like me. I speak openly about what we went through, and how easy it is for children to be pulled into exploitation without anyone realising.

I speak not to re-live the pain, but to create change. Every time I share our story, I hope it means one more child is protected. One more mother is believed. One more professional looks beyond stereotypes and sees the human behind the case file.

This work doesn’t take the pain away, but it gives it purpose.