It's time we started telling these stories.

Interviews and transcribing by Jane Tolerton.

Introduction -- My career has definitely come out of my childhood experiences : Elaine's story -- Violence begets violence : Tremain's story -- Those are clouds that are covering the sun : Margaret's story -- That anxiety-ridden waiting game of my childhood : Sophia's story -- We do choose our behaviours : George's story -- I thought I had "come and abuse me" written on my forehead : Lucy's story -- It hit you in the heart : Jane's story -- It's about the whole of society : Lorri's story.

These stories show the devastating effects of family violence as it is passed on from one generation to the next. They illustrate the different forms and intensity of the results. For some the major effect was physical as they perpetuated violence in their own families; for others it meant a lifetime of anxiety.