Anthea is joined by Anne Hellgren, a certified coach and relationship expert, as well as board member of Tavistock Relationships, and the host of the hit podcast The Love You Want.

Anne joins Anthea to discuss her own experiences with domestic abuse and how she escaped the terrifying cycle of abuse she suffered at the hands of her partners, as well as her work and how she helps others to gain and maintain meaningful, empowering relationships.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• People sometimes suffer domestic abuse in silence because they are afraid to talk about the things that matter. If we don't vocalise, then we cannot hope to heal effectively.
• Escaping domestic abuse is not an easy thing. Often we are so conditioned by the time it begins that our initial reaction to its appearance is a loss of hope and a feeling of being trapped.
• Cultures often dictate that women are meant to be subservient to their spouses. Submission is taught, and normalised. This needs to change.
• Change has to begin within ourselves if we want it to take root. Start by loving yourself, which will make abuse a crime against someone we come to care for.

BEST MOMENTS

'Unless we have these conversations, these things keep happening behind closed doors'

'I was experiencing a mix of horror, shock and pain'

'There's a whole complexity of issues going on around it'

'I am worth more, and I will not accept this kind of behaviour'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Tavistock Relationships - https://tavistockrelationships.org

Anne Hellgren LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-hellgren-82284413/?originalSubdomain=uk

MEET YOUR HOST

Anthea McCourtie

Anthea McCourtie is a transformation coach, a registered nutritional therapist, personal trainer, yoga teacher, action movie lover, keen climber and trail runner, with a particular love of pole fitness and staying active!

WHERE TO FIND ANTHEA

Website – https://youbyanthea.co.uk

Email – [email protected]

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