FEEDBACK FROM MENS PROGRAMME APRIL 2015
Very Helpful and thought provoking
Makes you question yourself and address things you may have
done
Only a 2 day course but very intense and helpful
I will go from here still thinking and reverting back to
things we have discussed and dealt with
This was only two days but could potentially last a lifetime
in a positive way
I found the course to be helpful in understanding better my
abusive behaviour and the mechanics of it.
The facilitator was helpful, non- judgemental and precise.
I believe the course should be made more widely available as
domestic abuse seems to be more in the public eye. Better to work this way working with the
cause and not the end result is clearly the way forward. Thanks for your help
and showing me I can improve my behaviour.
I really found this programme helpful. It has certainly
opened my eyes about my abusive behaviour. Everyone was open about all issues
of abusive behaviour. I know in my own mind I will not be an abuser again. Thanks
to everyone involved in the programme.
I was a woman on the course, I attended with my partner. The
course has helped to reinforce the lessons he has learned and the changes he
has made to his beliefs and behaviour.
Chris was very good at helping the men challenge their beliefs. Course
was emotional but helpful. Raises lots
of questions.
'You sent him back a changed man. He apologised to our teenage daughter!' Feedback from a female partner
I have got a lot out of this course, seeing things I do to
my partner without noticing it myself. I leave this course knowing a lot more
about why I do things and seeing myself in the characters involved.
I found the course revealing mostly concerning my behaviour
and understanding it. I feel I have now
taken responsibility for the changes I need to make in order to move on.
I am under no illusion that it will be an ongoing process
for the rest of my life. The skill and
non-judgemental attitude of Chris Ashton’s conduct of the course was all
inspiring for me to embrace the change needed and to truly respect and love my
wife unconditionally.
So glad we attended the Freedom course together, has
definitely been good for my husband to see everything through my eyes and put
himself into my place in all the awful situations that we have been through. I
know it has given him an understanding as to why he behaves in such a way and
made him take a deeper look into the person he is without using excuses for his
behaviour.
I can only thank you for organising a joint group session
for us and believe it has enlightened our relationship to make the changes and
improvements necessary for a better life together.
The programme is such an ideal realisation of how
responsible I have been for the whole way my family has functioned. It is hard
to believe. I now accept more responsibility than I did before the course. I have taken so much away with me.
I thought the course hit home with a lot of stuff that I had
been though in my relationship
Everybody knew it was toxic but me. This course has made me
realise there were a lot of things wrong Chris broke it all down so that I
could understand how wrong I had been. Thanks Chris
Great opportunity to understand my own behaviour and start
improving my family life.
Look forward to seeing if the information gained has an
effect on my husband and my home life.
Just after the first day, the relationship felt more positive
Helped me to put all my hurt and confused thoughts and
feelings into some sort of structure. Has
armed me with information to assess my partners behaviour and make decisions to
improve my future.
Meeting other women in similar situations helped me clarify
my thoughts too, and to know that I wasn’t imagining things and that domestic
abuse, even if non-violent is unacceptable.
Chris (and her team if you call the helpline) are great.
Passionate and dedicated. The course can be really hard going – emotionally and
very thought provoking, disturbing even.
Advise for anyone looking to do the course- do the
coursework to get full benefit. Take your time and di it bit by bit. It’s tough
at times, but do it and think about it. Remember there is an answer and you can
hope but you have to be open and honest. It’s totally transformed my
perspective on and understanding of abuse.
