"Adamus Nexus has helped me find a strong group of women who are compassionate, supportive and unfortunately can relate to your trauma. It is the highlight of my month and I recommend this group to anyone who needs support and to find like-minded people to help you through"

"I found myself nervous about attending a support group, but the second I walked into my first meeting and everyone was calm and kind, I felt peaceful for the first time in a long time. Having my voice heard, by people who would listen was a huge step for me to finally feel comfortable talking about what happened and it gave me a strength I didn't anticipate. Adamas Nexus provided me with support, information and comfort in a time I desperately needed it. I look forward to attending future meetings and I hope more women find the comfort and support from this group that I have."

"Adamas Nexus is an exceptional group of kind and supportive women who listen to each other, laugh and cry together, share their experiences and share what they’ve learnt along the way. It is a confidential, safe space and it is sensitively managed. It fills an important niche in providing on-going post crisis care for those who are trying to move on, grow and enjoy their lives."

"I always leave this support group feeling like I'm not alone. It's so good to know that what I have gone through doesn't have to rule my life moving forward. I am incredibly grateful I have found this group of supportive people to catch up with."

"For the first time since escaping I slept fully and without my visual nightmares. I have Fibromyalgia and one of the side effects is not being able to go into the REM sleep where you dream, and where your body has the capacity to heal. So trauma and nightmares are damaging. The group is a healing component for such a huge capacity of every component of our journeys. I just want to thank you for this group, from the bottom, top and middle of my heart. I truly needed to have my chance to start letting go."

"I am grateful as this group showed me that I am not alone and when I saw how the other women weren’t broken or as lost as I felt, it gave me solace and hope. Even though I am unable to attend many of the group meetings, it only took one to know that life would get better."

"I believe the work Adamas Nexus is doing is vital to supporting women long-term with on going issues that stem from abuse and trauma. As a survivor of a random sexual assault, it’s been difficult to move forward and navigate ways to process issues. I have attended a few online meetings and the community and support helped to validate my own feelings at a time I was struggling to understand why I was still not “over it”. Attending their online support group made me realise my reaction to the assault which was out of my control was ok and my feelings towards myself were ok too. Adamas Nexus tries to give real life skills which help survivors live and love with past traumas in a more positive and filling way."

"I was looking for somewhere that I could be heard and seen. Where the abuse was understood. I was desperate. I was told there are not any meetings if any to be found. When I did find Adamas Nexus, I was thrilled. The meeting was safe and I felt so validated and connected as we shared some similar experiences. Thank you to those who facilitate and run these meetings. They have helped me in my healing journey."

"Being in an abusive relationship and recovering from an abusive relationship are incredibly lonely experiences. The service provided by Adamas Nexus, is a safe environment where women can freely share their experiences and emotions as part of their recovery from an abusive relationship without fear of being judged. It is also environment where the abuse experience is validated and not questioned. Therefore, it has helped me feel less lonely and alone in my experience of being in an abusive relationship."

"I have only recently come across Adamas Nexus but the impact it has had on my life has been significant. After my first online meeting, which was done after several weeks in lockdown, I felt better than I had in weeks. Sharing with the women on the meeting, and listening to their stories validated me on such a deep level, something I partly knew I needed, but could never comprehend quite how much until I got it. I cannot recommend it enough to anyone who has experienced domestic and/or sexual abuse."

"A few years ago I was quietly given a business card and told about the aspirations of Adamas Nexus and helping women. At the time I was coming out of my crisis phase and I was quite unaware of what I may need in the future. After a while I thought I may try Adamas Nexus and since I have not looked back. The group is indeed for post-crisis but I had not realised how important it is to have assistance during this phase of (what was for me) a hard recovery from many years of a long dysfunctional marriage. There is little support generally available for this part of recovery.

The twice monthly meetings which can be mentally hard to participate in, show excellent results. Sharing thoughts with other women seem to share the essence of what being a survivor is all about. I would truly recommend the group. I recently took part in a recovery 'camp' in the wilderness for five days. This, again, was a new experience for me but how worthwhile it turned out to be. I could not recommend Adamas Nexus more highly."

"The opportunity to connect with other women who have had similar experiences through Adamas Nexus has meant a lot to me. It is the first time I have ever joined a group of this kind and the chance to see that other people have had similar thoughts, self-doubts and challenges has been very valuable in helping me to come to terms with past situations of abuse. I have always felt safe and cared for at Adamas Nexus, and I know that the remarkable people running it feel genuine love and concern for the participants. They understand, because they have been there themselves. Domestic violence has made me at times feel guilty, ashamed, unloveable and insignificant. Sharing with others at Adamas Nexus has helped me unpack these feelings and move toward healing. I am very grateful."

After feeling a real lack of community and distrust of relationships, I was very lucky to find such a suitable non-profit group that doesn’t set out to pathologise our experiences and emotions. I feel welcomed, humanised and treated as an equal and I have the privilege of watching others go through their journey which helps to put my own into context. I also love that I can actually attend these meetings without turning my schedule upside down with their fortnightly evening Zoom meeting. I can’t believe groups like this are not more well known to those that need it.