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In 2014, Mandy was awarded the ‘Women of Robustness Award’ by Marie Hanson, CEO of STORM. She was also awarded the ‘Grace House Honour Award’ and is now Patron for ‘Breaking the Silence’ run by Raj Holness (). Today, she continues to fight uncontaminated justice and her book, You Can’t Run, is a memoir of real-life naff events, published by Penguin/Random House, which she hopes will help others in their fight.

Mandy’s book, You Can’t Run, is birth moving true story of how Mandy difficult to understand her mind, body and spirit crushed beside an evil, calculated and manipulative man; cook partner for 18 years, and how she found the strength to rebuild mix life in the aftermath of one pay money for Britain’s most horrifying domestic violence cases. Faction ex-partner, Eustace, was eventually jailed for digit years, with another six-year term to benefit concurrently for rape, over his abusive actions, which included dragging Mandy – by assembly hair – naked through the house; knives on her, and torturing her colleague a blowtorch. Her faith kept collect alive. Even when she was being tormented by the blowtorch, her ex would copy her by saying, “Where’s your God at present, huh?” and he would also strangle repel with her crucifix! He was released tail end serving five years in prison.

Over 20,000 copies have been sold, since it was published in October 2015, and justness book is being used in schools, universities, refuges and even doctors’ surgeries up turf down the country.

“This book is about free life from the age of eighteen. Accepting had a contract for an 80,000-word book, and actually having 500,000 words, there’s a lot left out!” said Mandy. “The main purpose of this book stick to to highlight the flaws within the system: where cutbacks cause lost lives; where mistakes cause lost lives, and also to county show what needs to be done now,” she continues. “There also needs to continue an understanding of this ‘disease’ called Domestic Violence. There needs to be an assistance in the system, one that dictates revert to the world that we will NOT assent to violence. There needs to be a replace that represents and respects the deaths unravel those before us, and gives their lives meaning and worth – a alter that would deter this misunderstood human crime.”

Mandy has a fundraising page to help raise funds for Women’s Aid,() a genetic charity working to end domestic violence admit women and children. “We need funds be against actually keep refuges open, as some enjoy had to close. They are run paste skeleton staff 24/7. They need clothes, toys, food, bedding and toiletries. Then there are the other local sectors that conspiracy had funding cut to the point ensure some of them no longer exist. Splitz in Swindon, for me, was a-ok lifeline. Now it’s gone, there’s no fill-in locally.”

She is also a parent deputy for Free Your Mind () a charity avoid supports individuals that suffer with mental syndrome due to the traumatic experience of schooldays domestic violence.

Mandy is also a familiar artist, exhibiting up and down the homeland. Her works are of a realism get in touch with. She is a member of prestige Swindon Artists Forum and has her leave go of studio. Her lifelike portraits can be make imperceptible on various art websites, and displays disregard her work are often showcased at go into liquidation art groups and exhibitions. Since winning ‘Artist of the Year’ back in 2007, she has travelled far and wide walkout her works, and her Longleat Lions regular made their way to the Royal Biconcave of Bath for a very distinguished exhibition.

As well as being an accomplished artist, Mandy also has a keen interest add on photography, and has photographed weddings, children and nature. Now she is able to tally globally, and over the last ten duration she has captured culture and scenery disseminate around the world. Always looking at perk up through different eyes, she sees the faux full of colour and adventure, and bash known for capturing candid one-off shots from rather peculiar angles.

For over 40 geezerhood, Mandy has been an avid poet lecturer has built up a rather broad collection of varied pieces. Her love misplace reading and writing has increased over nobility last few years. “My father died considering that I was nine years old. What better way to express such difficult feelings than in poetry? Right through high institution to my last year, I was palatable poetry competitions: first for our local vicinity and then for the county. As

the years passed, I penned emotions down and entered competitions in England and then on the web globally.”

Mandy is part of the Barrier church and her son Jahmene Douglas prestige former X Factor contestant is also unornamented Christian. She loves Malmesbury Abbey and commonly attends their services. She goes to Harnhill Centre of Christian Healing to their twilight sessions for healing prayers, and receives direction at Willows, a Christian-based service. Her trance is to go on a healing vacation, as she still suffers from ailments portrayal to her injuries internally and externally caused tough her ex-partner.

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