Domestic Abuse Support for Children | Jump Up Kent & Sussex
Victoria hid on the stairs as a child. Today she helps Jump Up support children and adults affected by domestic abuse across Kent and Sussex. Safe, confidential help. For Victoria, that child was a little girl sitting frightened on the stairs. She remembers hiding there while her father was violent towards her mother. She would […]
Dating Red Flags: The Warning Signs of an Abusive Relationship You Should Never Ignore
Discover dating red flags, coercive control and emotional manipulation with Lisa Holley Palmer, relationship coach and domestic abuse speaker at Jump Up
What Happened After I Left: Life After Domestic Abuse
Leaving an abusive relationship is not always the end of the danger. For some domestic abuse survivors, it can be the beginning of an incredibly frightening and difficult period.
In this deeply personal domestic abuse survivor story, Lisa Holley Palmer, Founder of Jump Up, shares what really happened after she found the courage to leave an abusive relationship.
Lisa talks openly about threats, fear, alcoholism, coercive and controlling behaviour, the importance of having a domestic abuse safety plan, and the emotional impact that can remain long after a relationship has ended.
But this is also a story about recovery.
Lisa shares how she rebuilt her confidence and self esteem, stopped drinking, began healing from her own past and eventually created a completely different life.
Today, Lisa uses her lived experience to support others and speak publicly about domestic abuse, domestic violence, coercive control, why survivors stay, leaving safely and life after domestic abuse.
Through Jump Up, Lisa also provides domestic abuse awareness talks for businesses, workplaces, HR teams, conferences and events.
Jump Up provides domestic abuse support in Kent, including Tunbridge Wells, Paddock Wood, Cranbrook and surrounding areas.
If you are experiencing domestic abuse, supporting someone who is, or looking for a domestic abuse speaker with lived experience, this story is a reminder that there can be life, confidence and hope after abuse.
Domestic Abuse in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers and Employees in Kent
Domestic abuse does not stop when someone arrives at work. An employee may appear confident, professional and completely in control, while privately experiencing domestic abuse, domestic violence, coercive control or emotional abuse at home.
In this personal and practical article, Jump Up founder Lisa Holley Palmer shares her own lived experience of domestic abuse and explains some of the signs employers, HR professionals, managers and colleagues may notice in the workplace.
From a sudden change in behaviour and increased absence to anxiety when the telephone rings, unexplained injuries or becoming increasingly withdrawn, sometimes the smallest changes can tell us that something is wrong.
Lisa also explores why leaving an abusive relationship is rarely as simple as saying, “Why don’t you just leave?”, the impact domestic abuse can have on children, and why having someone to talk to and a safe plan can be so important.
Jump Up provides domestic abuse support in Kent and works with businesses through workplace talks and awareness sessions, helping organisations recognise the signs and understand how to support employees experiencing domestic abuse.
Sometimes simply noticing, listening and creating a safe opportunity to talk can make an enormous difference.