Welcome to our first off-the-cuff ‘podcast’. Since we’ve been socially distancing, our usual chats have had to happen over Zoom calls, this time we thought we’d record it and invite you to listen. In our first upload, Elicia (hip) explains to Zoe (old school) about YouTube dramas, algorithms, filters, and what all this has to […]
Resources
Lockdown and Survivors
When thinking about CSE (childhood sexual exploitation), it’s not hard to think of that cliched image of a young woman or girl handcuffed, tears streaming down her face and clearly trapped in a life of pain and suffering, and while this metaphor leaves me cringing and gritting my teeth, I cannot argue […]
GREAT Manchester run 2020
Challenge yourself to take part in the Great Manchester Run this year and do something amazing- RUN it for REIGN! ‘The REIGN Collective’ is a small, Manchester-based social enterprise made up of survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation, and we need help raising funds to continue our vital work. Find out more about what […]
The one thing I didn’t realise about trauma recovery until last year changed it all.
I used to have a clear idea of what I thought it meant to be a strong survivor of child sexual abuse. I think we’re all drawn to that image of a warrior who won the battle and stands tall today, gracefully able to tell the story of the journey they went through. That was […]
St. Mary’s of Manchester
Last week, REIGN got the chance to meet with some of the staff at St Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Manchester. Some of us have been before under different circumstances and we often comment on what a vital resource St Mary’s is to Manchester in our workshops. Still, it was a great opportunity to look […]