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Nurture From Within, Horsell Woking, Woking (2026)

19/02/2026

Late seaside walk 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🤍🤍👧🏼👧🏼

18/02/2026

From our hearts to everyone who has been subjected to coercive control 🤍

To every family carrying unimaginable loss.
To every child growing up without a parent.
To every friend left asking, “how did this happen?”
We stand with you.

To every person who has been isolated, monitored, gaslit, diminished, threatened, or made to feel small — we see you.

Being subjected to coercive control is psychological captivity.
It is a patterned erosion of autonomy, confidence, and safety.

May we honour the beautiful souls who have been taken.

May we learn the patterns.
May we recognise the escalation.
May we stop minimising the red flags.
May we understand that coercive control is not “just emotional abuse” — it is strategic, deliberate, and life-threatening.

May those with the power to create change listen.
And may those with the power to act be held accountable.

May systems wake up.
May safeguarding deepen.
May narratives shift.

Because some deaths leave no visible bruises —
but the harm was there.
The control was there.
The warning signs were there.

May we wake up and see coercive control for what it truly is.

To every beautiful soul lost —
rest in peace.

To every family living with the aftermath —
we send our love and our promise:

We will keep speaking.
We will keep teaching.
We will keep naming the pattern.
Much Love Jodie & Lisa
Laurella & Libby’s Legacy 🤍🖤🤍

17/02/2026

On 9th May, Myself and so far 8 of us are taking park in the 5K Inflatable Obstacle Course for Your Sanctuary 💜

This is deeply personal.

We run in memory of Laura, Ella and Libby, whose lives were taken by abuse and violence. Beautiful lives that should still be here. Futures that should never have been stolen.

We support specialist organisations because we believe there must be more prevention before escalation. Too often, help comes when the danger has already intensified. We need earlier intervention, stronger support, and services that are properly funded to act before abuse turns fatal.

Organisations like Your Sanctuary -provide life-saving advice, safety planning, and specialist support every single day. They are often the first and only safe place someone can turn.

Prevention saves lives. Early support saves lives. Proper funding saves lives.

If you are part of the Woking community, please consider sponsoring this challenge. Every donation helps strengthen the safety net that so many desperately need.

Link to sponsor in bio or join us to cheer on or take part 🤍🖤🤍

Together, we can push for protection before escalation.
Together, we can honour Laura, Ella and Libby.
Together, we can work towards a future where no more names are added.

Thank you for standing with us 💜

13/02/2026

The release of the Jeffrey Epstein files has shocked the nation.

But for those of us working in sexual violence services — this is not new.

This is the lived reality of thousands of women and girls who carry this pain quietly every day.

And alongside the headlines, we must acknowledge the courage of Virginia Giuffre.

Her bravery has helped open the eyes of the world to secrets that were held and protected for years.

Speaking out against power, influence and wealth takes extraordinary strength.
May she be respected by all survivors for having that voice — especially when so many were silenced.

Headlines speak about power, wealth, influence, networks of protection and silence.

In the therapy room, I hear the same themes — just without the headlines.

As Clinical Lead for RSASS and as a counsellor, I am privileged to:

• Assess and support survivors of r**e and sexual abuse — historic and recent
• Provide clinical guidance and supervision to a team of counsellors
• Ensure trauma-informed, ethical and safe practice
• Hold safeguarding responsibility
• Support complex trauma presentations with care and integrity

And as a counsellor, my role is even simpler:

To listen.
To believe.
To validate.
To gently help restore the power that was taken.

Because every single case I support — regardless of age, background or time elapsed — is about power and control.

Sexual abuse is not about desire.
It is about entitlement, dominance and the misuse of power.

And the pattern is painfully consistent:

1️⃣ Target vulnerability
2️⃣ Build trust and groom
3️⃣ Isolate
4️⃣ Erode boundaries
5️⃣ Abuse
6️⃣ Silence through shame, fear and manipulation

When powerful men are exposed, society is shocked.

Survivors rarely are.

The conversation may feel new.
The pain is not.

Recovery is about reclaiming voice.
Reclaiming autonomy.
Reclaiming power.

And it is an honour to walk alongside those who are doing exactly that.uk

13/02/2026

The release of the Jeffrey Epstein files has shocked the nation.

But for those of us working in sexual violence services — this is not new.

This is the lived reality of thousands of women and girls who carry this pain quietly every day.

And alongside the headlines, we must acknowledge the courage of Virginia Giuffre.

Her bravery has helped open the eyes of the world to secrets that were held and protected for years.

Speaking out against power, influence and wealth takes extraordinary strength.
May she be respected by all survivors for having that voice — especially when so many were silenced.

Headlines speak about power, wealth, influence, networks of protection and silence.

In the therapy room, I hear the same themes — just without the headlines.

As Clinical Lead for RSASS and as a counsellor, I am privileged to:

• Assess and support survivors of r**e and sexual abuse — historic and recent
• Provide clinical guidance and supervision to a team of counsellors
• Ensure trauma-informed, ethical and safe practice
• Hold safeguarding responsibility
• Support complex trauma presentations with care and integrity

And as a counsellor, my role is even simpler:

To listen.
To believe.
To validate.
To gently help restore the power that was taken.

Because every single case I support — regardless of age, background or time elapsed — is about power and control.

Sexual abuse is not about desire.
It is about entitlement, dominance and the misuse of power.

And the pattern is painfully consistent:

1️⃣ Target vulnerability
2️⃣ Build trust and groom
3️⃣ Isolate
4️⃣ Erode boundaries
5️⃣ Abuse
6️⃣ Silence through shame, fear and manipulation

When powerful men are exposed, society is shocked.

Survivors rarely are.
They recognise the pattern.

The difference between high-profile cases and the women I sit with is visibility — not reality.

The conversation may feel new.
The pain is not.

Recovery is about reclaiming voice.
Reclaiming autonomy.
Reclaiming power.

And it is an honour to walk alongside those who are doing exactly that.

It is never too late to seek support uk

12/02/2026

After losing my step-sister Laura and my beautiful niece Ella, I knew I couldn’t just sit with the pain.

I needed to do something that truly mattered.

I live in Woking and I have been wanting to support a local domestic abuse charity — somewhere I could really help.

And Your Sanctuary kept coming to mind.

Then something happened.

A lovely lady I studied with called me and said:

“Jodie, I can’t believe it… we were in training today and your sister and niece were our case studies.”

Out of all the cases… Laura and Ella.

I took that as my sign from Laura.

“You need to go here.”

Woking has also felt the devastating impact of domestic abuse with the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif.

This is happening
It’s real.
And it’s preventable when we recognise the patterns early.

So I am proud to say I will be supporting Your Sanctuary 💜

Here’s how:

✨ I’m signing up for their 5K inflatable obstacle course to raise vital funds.
✨ I’ll be delivering my Relationship Red Flag workshops in local schools and businesses.
✨ I’ll be educating our community on coercive control and the patterns of abusers.
✨ I’ll be safely signposting people to specialist services.

This is also deeply personal.

I want Laura to never be forgotten.

I want her remembered for the incredible woman she was — strong, loving, and someone who wanted to help other women.

So I will do that in her name.

Laura deserved better.
Ella deserved better
Libby deserved
Sara deserved better.
Every child and every woman deserves better.

This is legacy work.

For Woking. 💜
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31/01/2026

Getting ready for a Saturday afternoon Hypnotherapy client,
hypnotherapy saved me.. I now have the privilege to support clients on their journeys to
Recognise the unhelpful patterns and create new positive ones .. the brain loves to learn .. we learn from our experiences which aren’t always helpful so Hypnotherpay helps to teach at the subconscious level .. I love my job 🤍🤍

31/01/2026

🚨 SERIAL ABUSERS MUST BE SEEN 🚨

There Were Warnings. He Was Known.

Before Boon murdered my step-sister and my niece, he had already shown exactly who he was.

Before he killed Laura Mortimer,
Boon had been given a suspended sentence for violently attacking his previous partner and her mother — in front of her children.

This was not a first offence.
This was not a shock.
This was escalation.

As Laura Richards makes clear in her work on serial and high-risk perpetrators:
🔴 Serial domestic abusers and stalkers are often already known to the system
🔴 Previous violence is one of the strongest predictors of future lethal harm
🔴 Suspended sentences without robust risk management put lives at risk
🔴 When perpetrators are not flagged, tracked, and managed — patterns are missed

The system focused on incidents, not behaviour.
On events, not risk.

And my step-sister and my niece lost their lives.

This is why we must stop asking “Why didn’t she leave?”
And start asking “Why was he still free?”

Serial abusers do not start with murder.
They start with control.
With violence.
With warnings that are too often minimised.

👉 Please sign the petition — link in bio.
👉 We need to make this happen.
👉 Be part of the change.

We must identify, record, and manage serial and high-risk abusers — before more lives are lost.

LauraRichards Safeguarding Accountability BePartOfTheChange LinkInBio

16/01/2026

“Fully booked and ready for my day 💫 I love hypnotherapy—it gently rewires beliefs, creates powerful new neural pathways, and reminds us how naturally the mind knows how to heal.”

31/12/2025

It’s here — The 50 Page Laurella Journal 🤍

This journal is created in memory of our sister Laura and niece Ella.

Laura was a mum.
Ella was her daughter.
Laura was a strong, independent woman who loved supporting other women — and who lost her life due to coercive control and stalking.

The Laurella Journal is our way of ensuring that Laura and Ella are remembered not only for what was taken from them, but for how they continue to help others.

This is a free 50-page self-discovery journal, designed to help support you if you have been subjected to coercive control or narcissistic abuse or if you are looking for a self care journal as this is packed with supportive tools drawn from CBT-informed approaches.
I am a trauma informed counsellor and clinical lead and this has been designed by a team of counsellors.

This can be used alone or counsellors can download and support their clients.

Please note

This journal is not designed for use at a time of immediate risk. It is not a replacement for safety, crisis intervention, or specialist domestic abuse or stalking support. If you are currently being controlled, stalked, or harmed, there are specialist services available who can help keep you safe.

This journal offers gentle support.
It provides a place to slow things down and help you understand what happens to you when you are subjected to coercive control and narcissistic abuse.

The Laurella Journal can help you:
• Process the impact of coercive control
• Make sense of patterns of abusive behaviour
• Understand how being controlled can leave you feeling:
• Confused, anxious, and self-doubting
• Emotionally drained or disconnected from yourself
• Constantly walking on eggshells
• Isolated, ashamed, or silenced

• Begin rebuilding clarity, self-trust, and self-worth
• Reconnect with who you are, beyond what has happened to you

May they never be forgotten 🤍🤍

📞 Specialist support is available:
• National Stalking Helpline (Suzy Lamplugh Trust)
0808 802 0300
• Women’s Aid / Refuge – National Domestic Abuse Helpline (UK)
0808 2000 247 (24/7, free and confidential)

24/12/2025

Wow… what a year.

The year I found my voice — and next year, I intend to use it.

As I sign off for a while to rest, reset, and spend time with my family, I’m looking back with real wonder. For those who know me, you’ll know it’s been quite a journey — but here I am.

From jumping out of a plane, to creating something I’m so proud of — Laurella. From incredible friendships with inspiring people all fighting for change, to so many firsts — including my first podcast with , who has been so supportive , helping raise Laura and Ella’s story to educate, empower, and create change.

I’m so grateful to my INCREDIBLE friends for their unwavering support and understanding as time has been limited , to .the.healer who I am beyond excited to be coming together campaigning next year , To , where I’m honoured to be Clinical Lead — you are my family. And to my lovely — the other half of Laurella and Libby’s Legacy 🤍

I’ve loved joining the Wellness Hub, alongside an incredible team of professionals in the wellbeing industry.

And to my incredible partner — For those who know him, you’ll know he has the biggest heart… now completely surrounded by sooooo many girls 😂 We have so much fun.

To my clients: thank you for trusting me with your most vulnerable parts. Hypnotherapy is powerful — I’ve witnessed lives move forward and obstacles fall away.

I do this for my beautiful daughters, nieces, and all the girls in my life. I now know what I’ll spend the rest of my life doing — campaigning, supporting women who have been subjected to abuse, and using my voice to help end violence against women and girls.

I have so many exciting projects coming next year, and I can’t wait to share them with you.

2026 is going to be bloody amazing.

Wishing you a gentle, restful Christmas. If this time is hard, please take care — please see my other posts for support lines 🤍

19/12/2025

Now is the time.

With the Government’s VAWG strategy being announced, we must talk—honestly and loudly—about coercive control and the timeline that can lead to homicide if it is missed, minimised, or misunderstood.

This is Laura.
Remember her face.

Laura must be remembered not for how her life ended, but for who she was.

She was an incredible woman.
A businesswoman.
A wedding organiser.
The owner of her own sweet business, Sweet Beginnings.
A fun-loving, vibrant mum who loved deeply and lived fully.

Just days before their deaths, Laura received a message on Facebook from an unknown woman simply saying “thank you.”
Laura had been posting about women sticking together. About supporting each other. About strength after leaving a relationship.

Because Laura believed in women.

After she split from Chris, he wormed his way back into her life—because that’s what perpetrators of coercive control do.
They manipulate.
They stalk.
They isolate.
They control.

And too often, the danger is missed until it’s too late.

Laura should now stand as a reminder of what can happen when coercive control is not recognised early—and as a teacher, a protector, and a voice for other women.

Know the signs.
Learn the patterns.
Understand the escalation.

Let Laura’s life save others.

My goal for 2026 is clear:
That every teenager knows what coercive control is.
That they know it is a crime.
That they know what to look for early.

And I welcome early education around misogyny in boys—because prevention starts there.

It’s time.

Laura will be remembered for the woman she was, the mother she was, and the legacy of protection and education she leaves behind—not just for her ending.

Now is the time

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