From Surviving to Speaking Out: Nicola’s Story of Abuse, Recovery & Finding Her Voice

Podcast: Brave Everyday - Courage isn't the absence of fear, it is action despite it. · LAE

Opublikowano: 2026-10-04

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this powerful and deeply honest episode of Brave Every Day, I sit down with Nicola, a former Metropolitan Police officer and passionate advocate for women and survivors of domestic abuse. Nicola shares her journey from working in the sexual offences unit and experiencing the effects of vicarious trauma, to leaving the police, rebuilding her life and later finding herself in an abusive relationship. Together, we talk openly about domestic abuse, coercive control, gaslighting...