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14 Midweek Herald Tuesday 26th March, 2013 Lydia speaks out as an ambassador for the victims of sex abuse A WARWICK woman who suffered years of sexual abuse as a child is speaking out in an effort to encourage others to seek help. Lydia Ward says the support she received from Warwickshire charity Safeline, which helps survivors of sexual abuse and rape, including childhood abuse, has turned her life around, even empowering her to start her own business as a confidence coach. Miss Ward is the first official Safeline ambassador, a position which will see her take her story into the community, raising awareness of sexual abuse, giving hope to survivors, and helping to generate donations for a cause which finds itself desperately under-funded. Her work will involve going into schools, giving talks to local organisations and generally raising the profile of the charity. Lindsey Lavender, chief executive of Safeline, which supported 400 survivors of abuse alone last year through a confidential service of one-to-one counselling, group therapy, a free helpline and outreach work, said: “Statistical evidence shows that one in four females and one in six males are sexually abused and/or raped at some point in their lives and these are only the reported cases. For many compelling reasons, victims find it incredibly difficult to disclose what has happened to them, hence not being able to move on from remaining a ‘victim’ to becoming a ‘survivor.’ This is where Lydia comes in as Safeline’s first ambassador, assisting Safeline in its awareness building campaign. “We are so grateful to Lydia for ●Spreading the word. . .Safeline’s first ambassador, Lydia Ward, right, with the charity’s chief executive, Lindsey Lavender. speaking out about her experience and giving the strong example that there is hope of a better life after abuse.” It was not until she was 32-yearsold that Miss Ward had the courage to confide in her parents about what had happened to her as a child: “I had a marketing career which took me around the world and, on the surface, things were fantastic, but I was struggling to cope with everyday life. “Like many survivors, I had spent years blocking out my experience and trying desperately to stay in control, but things began to unravel and I had a breakdown.” Despite having sought counselling in the past, she feels Safeline provided a unique counselling experience, setting itself apart from other counselling agencies, with their specially-trained counsellors who enabled her to finally reclaim her identity and take the power back from her abusers. Since then, Miss Ward has launched her own life coaching organisation, Velvet Evolution, with consulting rooms in both Warwick and Leamington. “Abuse is a devastating experience, you lose much of who you are but Safeline’s very real support has truly given me ‘me’ back. I’m living proof that there is real hope for the future,” she said. WHETHER you are thinking of giving tired units and fittings a new lease on life to allnew rooms, The Kitchen Design Workshop provides custom design and advice coupled with the personal service of a successful and growing business with family at its heart. Based near Stratford, this husband-and-wife team has designed and fitted hundreds of makeovers and new kitchens throughout Warwickshire. This local family run business has found success by offering a quick, clean, made to measure solution at a highly competitive price. "We work with our clients to create a design that meets their needs, desires and budget. We are proud that many of our clients recommend us to their family and friends.“ Our makeover’s can range from simply changing the doors and drawers to a full makeover, which changes all of the visual aspects of the kitchen, the doors, drawers, plinths and worktops; it looks just like a new kitchen. We take our wide range of sample doors into your kitchen and we can quickly see which colours and style suits. The transformation can be completed in a day or two and all for a fraction of the cost of a new kitchen.” We are also able to overlay existing work surfaces with Silestone, a world leader in quartz surfaces that are stain and scratch resistant and antibacterial thanks to Microban technology. Silestone looks and feels like natural granite and is available in more than 50 beautiful colours. To see the range of solutions visit our website www.thekitchendesignworkshop.com and to book a no obligation quotation, please call on 01789 459013. Many Special Offers Please Ask for Details
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