Penny Moe: A Survivor’s Story – My Art is My Voice
My name is Penny, and my life has been shaped by the suffocating weight of silence and the liberating power of creation. I grew up in Myanmar, a country of breathtaking culture and beauty, but also one deeply scarred by conflict and systemic oppression. These dualities—beauty and pain, resilience and suffering—have followed me, defining both […]
A Survivor’s Poem: Keys to a lock, I remember everything.
Survivor stories take many forms—sometimes they are spoken, sometimes written, and sometimes they are expressed through poetry. The following poem, submitted anonymously, powerfully captures the complex emotions of surviving abuse and the lasting impact of being unheard. Keys to a Lock I lived with my mother, my sister, and my stepfather I told her […]
Ann Brown: A Survivor’s Story – Reclaiming Lost Years
Born in 1964, in a village near Wolverhampton, I am a survivor of domestic abuse and violence. My innate personality is lively and outgoing, and that’s how I was as a child. But back in the sixties and early seventies, I was was seen as “bossy” and a “show-off” because that’s not how little girls […]
The Journal of an Arts Therapist
We have hosted events, welcomed new colleagues (Hello Lua and Nathan!), and put into practice many of the proposals we had for EdShift’s growth. Most importantly for me has been the establishing of The Nest, our Art Therapy service working with children aged 4-16 who have been witness to or present during domestic abuse or […]
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