Friday, 1 May 2009
I thought I had a normal upbringing: I had a mum, a dad, a sister, but my father was an alcoholic. My memories of my father are not of a loving caring man but of someone who made me scared, not knowing what he would do next. I remember locking myself in my bedroom and putting my bed up against the door so he couldn’t hurt us.
Friday, 21 November 2008
After the Cold War, the nation of Hungary faught to rebuild it's identity.Life started well for Kriszta in Hungary until she reached the age of 15. Her parents made an important descision that was to eventually change her life forever. After being bullied, mocked and isolated by her peers Krystza eventually gave in to her mum and made a life changing discovery...
Friday, 7 November 2008
After moving to high school Kate Cooper started to become conscious of her physical appearance and what she thought her peers thought of her – this led down a spiral of starving herself and then progressed to bulimia and self harm. Find out what drastic decision she had to make to ensure it didn’t carry on into adulthood.
Friday, 24 October 2008
Surrounded in environment of anger and lawlessness, James Sharman grew up feeling trapped in a downwards spiral toward drugs and alcohol. Find out what released him from that and gave him a bright outlook on life.
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