Stories

Kim bravley opens up about her difficult childhood. She is now a strong women with a family and can reflect and spread awareness on this awful subject. Thanks for sharing your story with us all Kim.

Westovers Stories - Episode 1. Carly who overcome a gambling addiction and found herself in a very low place tells us her story of a journey she never expected. Carly will also be starring in the upcoming documentary 'Gambling a life' so stay tuned to see more of her incredible journey. Westovers Stories is a series that gives people a voice, it tells stories of all different people that have all experienced unique, difficult and hard times. It's purpose is to document subjects that may help others in a similar place.

Carl was diagnosed with Crohns disease and he tells us how he has coped. Mental health within Crohns is not always spoken about. It is hidden and many people feel embarressed about the disease. Carl speaks wonderfully about his story and hopefully this will also help others out there.

Natalia opens up about her difficult childhood and the murder of her mother, who was killed by her father. In her own words.

In this short film Chris speak about: *Growing up in 3 domestic violence households *Experiencing all forms of abuse & neglect *Speaking up and not being believed *Being Let Down By....institutions that should have protected her as a child, *The long term impact on every day life, on mental health and physical health *Work at IICSA and why implementing the recommendations is important. *Health and wellbeing and how she help svictims and survivors in their recovery. What Chris did not cover due to time and money constraints is: **Being abused outside the family home and the foresenic examination that she underwent at the age of 9. **Going through the criminal justice system from 2016 to 2022 and sharing all the failures to improve things for all victims and survivors to Commissioners & Police Forces. **The fight with different governments and officials to get the IICSA recommendations spoken about in the public domain and to act on their implementation.

Louise bravely tells us her horrific story when she visited her sister in the USA. There were signs when she was younger but as humans, we seek for the best in people. Esepcially when they are family, and even more so, when they are an identical twin. The book is available to buy if you want to read the whole story. Thank you for sharing this with us all Louise.

Sanah was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy at a very young age. She has spent her whole life in a wheelchair and tells us how she copes. Thanks for sharing your story with us Sanah.

Peter Woods meets documentary filmmaker Josh Westover, sharing his harrowing story of enduring 18 years of horrific abuse within the care system. From racial and sexual abuse to countless other traumatic experiences, Peter's journey is captured on film by Josh, who is committed to amplifying voices and helping individuals share their important stories. Peter’s trauma coach describes his story as the most heartbreaking she’s ever encountered. Our goal is to bring Peter back his smile. Please visit his GoFundMe page to support him. Thank you. Peters donation page - https://www.gofundme.com/f/walking-for-smile Josh Westover's pages - https://linktr.ee/joshwesty Special thanks to: Everyone on TikTok who has supported or sent donations to support this documentary. You are all amazing! Theo Roe-Allan who helped me on the second day shoot with equipment, and ensuring things went smoothly. Benjamin Brett, A brilliant musician who composed some of the background music. https://www.tiktok.com/@benjaminbrettmusic Maureen - Peters Trauma Coach for the fantastic interview. Roman from Upperception Sounds who helped clear up some audio background noise for me. James Mayer - Life is sound podcast. James filmed Maureens Interview for me.

Zara comes to tell me her story of how she survived her childhood, but the struggles and pain still looms.