Whilst researching a recent article for International Women’s Day, we spoke with a wonderful woman called Heidi Clutterbuck and were inspired by her story. Heidi is a blogger and activist, striving to make a change. Heidi is a victim of historic childhood sexual abuse who became lost and unseen in a process supposed to offer…
By Ruby Edwards1 min read
Whilst researching a recent article for International Women’s Day, we spoke with a wonderful woman called Heidi Clutterbuck and were inspired by her story.
Heidi is a blogger and activist, striving to make a change. Heidi is a victim of historic childhood sexual abuse who became lost and unseen in a process supposed to offer justice, hope and closure. But in reality caused further damage, trauma and many failings. Whilst reading about Heidi’s jourmey, it became apparent that she is a strong, independent and driven woman seeking to support others, have a conversation and change the future for them.
When asked what the best piece of advice she had been given was, Heidi answered:
Don’t chase people. Be an example. Attract them. Work hard and be yourself. The people who belong in your life will come and find you and stay. Just do your thing. Courage is not the absence of fear, it’s feeling the fear and doing it anyway. Personally, in my darkest moments being scared focused my mind and sometimes, just sometimes, it comes down to a leap of faith. If I fail I know I have the skills and courage to get up and try again.
Heidi also shared what inspired her. She said:
Our daughter’s inspire me, the next generation who are listening, watching and looking up to us to lead the way. We teach them what is acceptable and the power of using our voice.
Heidi is fully supported on her journey by her husband and children and is a truly inspiring lady. If you have a moment, perhaps you would take a look at Heidi’s journey and think about what conversations we could start to enable us to make a change…
