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Celebrating Connection, Growth, and JOY – Our 2024/25 Annual Report
As the seasons turn and we find ourselves already halfway through another vibrant and busy year, we’re taking a moment to reflect on everything we’ve achieved together in 2024/25. It’s with full hearts and deep gratitude that we share our Annual Report for the period April 2024 to March 2025. This past year has been one of beautiful connections, inspiring growth, and powerful collaboration. Our work is governed by The Women's Liberation Collective and as a charity rooted in f
Oct 22, 20252 min read


October Facilitator training
Participants from our October training Last week we had another amazing facilitator training event. Look at all these wonderful faces! Trainees told us the following things about our training and the Own My Life course: ❤️🔥 This is the first training course that I never wanted to end. ❤️🔥 😆 The training is brilliant, very engaging, I didnt get sleepy as I normally would, lol. 😆 🏆 It is very heavy and hard hitting but is the most amazing training I have ever been on.
Oct 13, 20252 min read


Notes from a Founding Trustee of the Amazing Women’s Liberation Collective
At our charity's AGM yesterday, we said goodbye to our last first Trustee, Irene Hayes. We are indebted to Irene for all she has done...
Oct 10, 20253 min read


A Beautiful Celebration: Launching Easy Read Materials for Learning Disabled and Autistic Women
Natalie Collins, CAP staff and Easy Read Content Advisors Yesterday, we had the absolute joy of celebrating something truly special: the...
Oct 2, 20253 min read


Falkirk Launch of Our Easy Read Materials
This week, Own My Life is proud to be in Falkirk to officially launch a powerful new resource; our easy read materials , developed in...
Sep 30, 20252 min read


Validate. Regulate. Celebrate!
A month on from the European Conference on Domestic Violence (ECDV) and I remain reflective about where we find ourselves in efforts to...
Sep 29, 20255 min read


COMING SOON! The Own My Life Podcast: Stories of Hope, Change and Courage
In February, we were delighted to receive funding from the Community Foundation North East to develop a six-episode Own My Life podcast. Today, our CEO, Natalie Collins, shares where the project is at and why it matters so much. Where the idea began The seed for an Own My Life podcast was planted by course facilitator and Podcast Producer Extraordinaire, Abi Thomas . Abi delivered an Own My Life course in Bradford as part of a community project, and she witnessed first-han
Sep 19, 20253 min read


Inspiration and Connection at She Matters 2025
Last week, Own My Life attended the She Matters conference , hosted by Imago Dei Prison Ministry in London. We had a fabulous day filled...
Sep 17, 20252 min read


September Facilitator Training
We had a brilliant facilitator training event last week. Look at all these magnificent faces! On their evaluation forms, trainees said:...
Sep 17, 20251 min read


Exciting News: Own My Life Welcomes Teresa Parker
Teresa Parker - Media Queen! We are absolutely delighted to share some wonderful news: Own My Life will be working with the brilliant...
Sep 13, 20251 min read


The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at ECDV
Last week, Team Own My Life were at the European Conference on Domestic Violence (ECDV) in beautiful Barcelona. Our CEO Natalie Collins...
Sep 7, 20257 min read


Owning Our Lives After Abuse – Natalie on The Intersectional Hub Podcast
We were delighted to see our CEO, Natalie Collins, join Sonia Perez on her brilliant podcast, The Intersectional Hub. This episode is...
Aug 16, 20251 min read


July Facilitator Training
We had a brilliant training event last week! Practitioners from across Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales came together to learn, and...
Jul 14, 20252 min read


Exciting News: Funding Secured to Develop the Own My Life Girls Course!
We are absolutely delighted to share that we have been awarded funding from the Charles Plater Trust to develop a newly designed Own My...
Jun 30, 20252 min read


A Groundbreaking Milestone – Women in Prison Access Own My Life for the First Time
At Own My Life, we’re overjoyed to share some truly groundbreaking news: for the first time ever, women in prison have been able to...
Jun 14, 20254 min read


June Facilitator Training
We had a magnificent facilitator training event last week! Look at all these marvellous faces! In their feedback, participants said: 🥇...
Jun 9, 20252 min read


Own My Life Featured in the Irish News: Growing Impact in Northern Ireland
We are thrilled to share that Own My Life has been featured in the Irish News HERE , highlighting the growing reach and impact of our...
May 20, 20252 min read


Enabling women who have been trafficked to own their lives
We’re delighted to share that Own My Life now offers a brand-new set of resources designed especially for organisations working with...
Apr 23, 20252 min read


Own My Life Pilots in Australia – A Transformational First Step
We’re thrilled to share that the Own My Life course has officially landed in Australia, with a successful pilot recently completed in the state of Victoria!
Apr 22, 20253 min read


April Facilitator Training
April's training participants with Own My Life founder and trainer, Natalie. It was another magnificent facilitator training event last...
Apr 15, 20253 min read
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