Own My Life Facilitators get INSPIRED!

Look at these two brilliant Inspired training cohorts!

We are delighted to announce the successful completion of the first-ever facilitator training for Inspired to...Own My Life, our new course created especially for girls and young women aged 14–25.

Building on the life-changing principles of Own My Life, this new programme has been developed to support both girls and young women who have been subjected to abuse and those who have not. By reaching young people earlier, Inspired aims to inspire participants to own their lives, including through building healthy relationship expectations, recognise coercive and controlling behaviours, strengthening their sense of self, and understanding wider systems.

Our first cohort of practitioners has now completed their training and is preparing to deliver pilot courses across all four UK nations and the Republic of Ireland. These pilot sites mark an exciting new chapter for Own My Life as we begin to explore how the programme can make the greatest possible difference for young women in a wide range of communities.

The pilot phase is an important opportunity to learn. We will be working closely with each trained facilitator, gathering their insights and experiences as they deliver the course. Most importantly, we will be listening to girls and young women themselves. Their voices, experiences and feedback will shape the future development of Inspired, ensuring it remains relevant, engaging and has the biggest impact for those it is designed to support.

This project has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Charles Plater Trust and The National Lottery Community Fund. Their investment has enabled us to develop the programme, train practitioners and launch this exciting pilot phase, for which we are deeply grateful.

Practitioners who attended the training shared their enthusiasm for the programme:

"The training has given me so much more that I can use with my yp clients. Fantastic, thank you!"

"Finally something that is completely tailored for young women and girls. Thank you for thinking of them."

"The training was excellent from start to finish. It was engaging, informative, and delivered in a way that encouraged participation and reflection."

"Really inspiring! (pardon the use of the word!!) Very informative , really thinking about the specific ways that the girls could respond to elements of the course and its content - which I hadn’t thought of!"

"I think that Inspired to...Own My Life is truly wonderful. I feel that participating in a future Inspired course will make a huge positive, meaningful difference to girls and young women's lives and provide them with a tool to empower them within their girlhood to flourish into womanhood and deal sensitively with the reality of the patriarchal world we live in today and the responsibilities that come with this challenge re: misogynistic system."

As the first pilot courses are delivered (in either Autumn 2026 or Spring 2027), we look forward to seeing Inspired empowering girls and young women to understand themselves, value healthy relationships and build lives free from abusers. We can't wait to learn alongside our facilitators and participants as we continue developing a course that has the potential to make a lasting difference for generations of young women.

Watch this space for more news about Inspired! We anticipate the final Inspired course will be available from Autumn 2027. Join our mailing list HERE to stay in the loop.