Hello I'm Jean

I am the founder of No More Silence, a group of people who have been  abused as children.

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I was 51 when I first disclosed to a professional, my GP, about the abuse I had experienced.  They told me that I had two successful sons and was married, so to go away and get on with it.  I still had the determination to ask for a counsellor’s name as I was sure that was what I needed, but my fear of who or what I should be looking for made me anxious. 

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The GP did give me a name and a telephone number and the questionable advice that if I ever used the counsellor, I would be worse off than I was now! This delayed my healing, and I never went back to that GP. Instead, I joined a group of survivors in the nearest town who had all been abused when they were children. I learned so much by just meeting others and listening to those who dared tell their stories.  I discovered how many of the survivors there were damaged by the way agencies had dealt with them.

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“I searched for help in the area I was living and went round and round in circles for two years and lost hope. It felt like we were the people that nobody wanted to talk or listen to. This is how we came up with the charity name, No More Silence. This is a peer support group of people who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. The group formed to offer a friendly, empathetic ear and provide a safe space to talk.