Unjudged®: A story of coercive control from the life of Claire C

Our Unjudged® events create opportunities to hear stories from the lives of women.  You, the listener, will be invited to listen deeply and question respectfully.  And when you do, you gift the storyteller the opportunity to have their story truly heard.    

By having the courage to step into these stories, truly listen and appreciate, we seek to broaden our understanding of the human experience.  Together, we will build our awareness, challenge our stereotypes and prejudices, and learn to step into the shoes of others.  

Unjudged®:  A story of domestic abuse from the life of Claire C

“I am a fully professional woman.  I have spent 40 years, working hard, learning, gaining experience in a number of roles, and always had the ambition and drive to push me forwards to do better. At least, that’s the Claire on the outside. The one that everyone sees.  

On the inside, my story is very different. I will talk briefly about my childhood and youth which led me into a relationship – a marriage – that was toxic, and which limited my life from then on.  One which took 20 years to escape. There is a statistic which says that it takes a woman seven attempts to leave an abusive marriage.  I think I could describe each one of the seven, and why it didn’t work for the first six. What was different about the seventh?  

My experience of total coercive control lasted for 20 years. From the age of 20 to 40, my life wasn’t mine. Spoiler alert: It has a happy ending.” 

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