About Me
I am domestic abuse campaigner, survivor, writer, advisor and keynote speaker.
I successfully campaigned to free my mother, Sally Challen, after almost a decade in prison in a landmark appeal in 2019 that made national and international news having fought to recognise the lifetime of coercive control she suffered.
I wrote a best-selling book, The Unthinkable.
Today I continue to speak out against men’s violence against women, coercive control, and the impact of domestic abuse on children, as well as men’s role in tackling misogyny.
I am an advisor to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, and an Ambassador for the Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact) and the Employer’s Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA).
Bylines: The Guardian, The Times, Al Jazeera, The Telegraph, The Observer etc
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Fun Fact: the home on the cover is a 3D model of my actual home! 🏡
