Bridging Families Counseling

06/05/2026

06/04/2026

One of the hardest truths to accept is that not everyone who causes harm sees themselves as harmful.

In fact, some of the most destructive people I’ve encountered genuinely believe they are the victim in every story. They rewrite history until they become the hero, explain away every consequence, and find a reason why someone else is always responsible.

Accountability requires the ability to sit with uncomfortable truths about ourselves. Without that, growth becomes impossible. When a person cannot acknowledge the damage they’ve caused, they often repeat it, because in their mind, there is nothing to fix. That is what makes this pattern so dangerous. Not the mistakes themselves, but the absolute refusal to recognise them.

06/03/2026

Judicial training on domestic abuse used to be a closely guarded state secret. A new step forward in transparency was announced today, with the Judicial College making this information public for the first time. I've long called for better training - and greater transparency on domestic abuse training across the judiciary and legal profession.
Finally some progress has been made! 🥳
"The Right Honourable Lady Justice King DBE, chair of the Judicial College, writes in her foreword: “Alongside the prospectus, we are publishing an overview of training in domestic abuse for magistrates and judges in the family and criminal courts. It explains, for the first time, how training in domestic abuse is embedded across the curriculum."

Judicial College embeds domestic abuse training into 'continuous' curriculum for judges - Today's Family Lawyer https://share.google/OEQjpR0ho1DOyNWcX

https://amzn.eu/d/08poRCW8

05/31/2026

Most people judge what they have never lived. The ones who have lived it never need it explained. This is our story, not theirs. And maybe the grace we have been looking for from others is something we can start giving each other right here. 💜

Zen x