The Portraits

Throughout her relationship with her abuser, she was silenced in every sense of the word.

In university, the verbal abuse escalated, the private and public humiliation became far worse, and the physical assault on her body began - and lasted until the moment he hit her in the face and she decided that she was no longer willing to live in shame and fear.

Now, over a decade later, she has turned the trauma, blame, and shame he created inside her into a body she nourishes and celebrates and a heart that is full of forgiveness.

She has spent years speaking out and fighting the “very British” culture of suppressing emotions, and works to break down the shame and silence surrounding domestic abuse with the people in her life.

She is an inspiration, and without any shadow of a doubt, has reclaimed the power of her voice.

This is the Steph you see here.

We designed two portraits for each survivor in our campaign, a deeply personal pairing to illustrate her own unique journey from control and silence to freedom and voice.