Women's groups & learning
Our groups are programmes to help women make sense of the abuse experienced. These can last up to 12 weeks and delivered through a variety of methods to help build resilience and confidence. We aim to help reduce the shame and blame women might be feeling by bringing women together and reducing isolation
Own My Life groups
Own My Life
The Own My Life group offers a safe, supportive space where women come together to explore how abuse has impacted their lives and how to move forward with strength, clarity, and confidence.
This 12-week course is designed to help you:
Understand abuse and trauma in a way that makes sense and empowers you.
Recognise how society and media can reinforce harmful messages and how to challenge them.
Reconnect with your own voice, choices, and identity, rebuilding your confidence and self-worth.
Learn in a creative, engaging way, using videos, journaling, and group discussions.
Build lasting support with other women who truly understand.
Whether you’re just beginning your journey or have already taken steps toward healing, this group is here to walk beside you. It’s not therapy, it’s education and empowerment.
Other Group Opportunities
Where possible we will link with other organisations to offer activities that focus on what tomorrow can look like moving forward from abuse and trauma.
Social and wellbeing activities often include a level of peer support and can reduce isolation. Activities include simple things like going for a coffee in town, taking part in an art exercise or having a trip to the college for some pamper time. We also look at longer term goals to suit individual needs which may include Employment, Volunteering or Education.
As someone who spent 12 years in isolation this group has shown me that not all people are the same. The group has brought me out of my shell and given me the confidence to find myself, find who I am and find out what I enjoy. To the next group ‘have fun, enjoy and embrace the change’
Service User
What will I get from attending?
By attending our groups you will…
• Know you are not alone
• Recognise abusive or controlling patterns
• Look at the impact on you and your family
• Develop new ways of thinking and behaving to help protect yourself and family
• Understand what non abusive behaviours look like
• Be able to spot early signs of abuse
• Be more able to take control of your life as your confidence and self esteem grow
• Feel less isolated
• Knowlegde of services that can help
How we can help
Domestic abuse is not just physical. Abuse can come in many forms including Emotional, Financial, Controlling, Sexual, Psychological and coercive control.
Women's Support
Our Women’s Support Service provides 1:1 emotional and practical support.
Women's Groups & Learning
Educational programmes with peer support and bringing women together.
Refuge
Safe and Comfortable accommodation with tailored support.
How You Can Help
We welcome all forms of support from simple donations to organising events. From coffee mornings to volunteering. Any help really can make a difference.
How can we help you?
We strive to ensure that our services are easy to access throughout Perthshire and we provide tailored support to individual needs.
Success stories
We’re extremely grateful for those who have bravely shared the following stories, which highlight how we can help.
Your refuge gave me the first and only opportunity to escape the abuse my children and I were still part of. As I lived near the children’s father I felt I couldn’t escape them not seeing him, and after a year of being around him with the kids every Saturday my mental health completely plummeted.
I would like to thank you. As a victim of abuse I found it really helpful and learned a lot. I can now recognise abusive personalities and avoid to put myself in abusive relationships in the future. It helped me understand what I’ve been living in and why it was so wrong. Also I have learned to see early signs of abuse. Thank you so much to Women’s Aid Perth for letting supporting me in my native language of Polish. There are so many women who will get benefit of it as they struggle with English and also talking about feelings in my own language is more comfortable.
Our partners
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