You Left. Now Who Are You?: Rebuilding yourself after leaving an abusive relationship
Leaving is hard. What comes after is hard too. But rebuilding yourself, on your own terms, is worth every difficult step.
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The Case for a Domestic Abuse Assessor in the Courts
A domestic abuse assessor sitting with a judge could change how the courts hear survivors. Here is why English and Welsh law already has the tools to make it happen.
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I Need Help With an Abusive Boyfriend or Husband in the UK
If you’ve searched this, you don’t need convincing that something is wrong. You need to know what’s actually available to you, in practical terms, in England and Wales, right now. This is that information.
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He Says He Didn’t Mean to Hit Me, But How Do I Know This Is a One-Time Thing?
You’re asking this question because something happened that frightened you, and afterwards he told you it wouldn’t happen again.
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The Number 1 Question: Does This Mean My Boyfriend Is Controlling?
Is my boyfriend contorlling
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Is This Abuse? 5 Types Of What Domestic Abuse Can Actually Look Like
Domestic abuse is not always visible. This list breaks down what psychological, emotional, financial, physical and sexual abuse can look like in everyday life.
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Emotional and psychological abuse: how he makes sure you never fully leave
Emotional and psychological abuse: how he makes sure you never fully leave
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Legal Aid Deserts: Where Can Victims of Domestic Abuse Turn?
In 2010, there were 2,401 firms providing family law legal aid across England and Wales. By 2020 that number had fallen to 1,254. Today, almost 40 per cent of the population lives in an area with no housing legal aid provider. The Law Society calls them legal aid deserts. They are gaps in the map…
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The Jekyll and Hyde Effect: The Abuser Profile
The Women’s Railroad has coined the term The Jekyll and Hyde Effect to describe a specific abuser profile: the deliberate use of a charming public persona as a tool of coercive control and isolation. Backed by research. Written for women searching for answers.
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The Women’s Railroad: Get Money. Get Out. Get Rid.
By Jade Maria Burrowes, Founder of The Women’s Railroad On 21 March 2026, The Women’s Railroad launched. Not with a press release. Not with institutional backing. With a guide, a website, and a conviction that women experiencing domestic abuse deserve something better than a signpost. The Women’s Railroad guide, Get Money. Get Out. Get Rid.,…
