Dr Naomi Murphy

Dr Naomi Murphy is a consultant clinical and forensic psychologist. Her career has seen her operate in some of the most challenging settings. She is highly regarded for her cutting-edge work with those in the criminal justice system where she been instrumental in introducing ground-breaking trauma focused therapy services within high-security prisons to enhance the lives of some of the UK’s most complex people.

Naomi regularly shares her wide-ranging expertise, writing for leading psychology journals and providing key note speeches at major conferences and events and in broadcast interviews both in the UK and internationally. She is often called as an expert witness in criminal and family proceedings and given evidence to the All-Party Working Group on Issues Affecting Men and Boys on several occasions.

Naomi co-hosts the podcast Locked Up Living exploring well-being and resilience in austere environments. She co-edited “Treating Personality Disorder: Creating Robust services for people with complex mental health needs” (2010). She runs her own independent psychological therapy practice where she specialises in treating people with a history of trauma and neglect. She has been a long-time advocate for acknowledging the trauma of men and boys.

Website: https://octopuspsychology.com/

Andy Woodward

Andy Woodward is a former professional footballer whose decision in 2016 to speak publicly about the sexual abuse he suffered as a youth player broke a generational silence and catalysed the most significant safeguarding reckoning in English football. His testimony led directly to a nationwide outpouring of disclosures, accelerated action from clubs and governing bodies, and helped pave the way for the independent Clive Sheldon QC review into child sexual abuse in football (1970–2005).

Since then, Andy has worked tirelessly as an advocate, advisor, and collaborator—partnering with clinicians, creators, and campaigners to turn personal pain into systemic change. He appears regularly in national and international media, has advised on broadcast projects (including the BBC Two drama Floodlights), and continues to speak with courage and clarity about accountability, healing, and prevention.

Today, Andy is a part of “Inside The Boys’ Club,” a Substack publication and community dedicated to breaking silence around sexual abuse of boys and men. Through interviews, films, essays, and practical resources, the project supports survivors, educates the public, and pushes for standards that make sport and society safer for everyone.

Website: https://andywoodward.org/

Rafael Viola

Rafael Viola is the author of Stealing Lives and a prominent survivor-advocate whose testimony has helped expose decades of abuse in UK institutional settings. Removed from his parents in the 1960s under a now-discredited label of “severely retarded,” he was placed in Coombe Court, a Roman Catholic–run children’s home in Birmingham, where sexual and physical abuse were rampant and children frequently “disappeared.” Rafael was subsequently abused across multiple children’s homes run by Roman Catholic De La Salle sisters.

A key witness to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), Rafael has also contributed to major police investigations. He campaigns for systemic change, transparency, accountability, survivor representation within inquiries, and sustained, trauma-informed support for survivors.

Website: https://stealinglivesbook.com/

Tobi Tarquin

Tobi Tarquin is the author of To Fight My Own Battles and a survivor-advocate focused on safeguarding within the independent education sector. Educated at boarding school between 1972 and 1980, Tobi spent most of his first career working in schools, including serving as headmaster at three successive schools. Following early retirement due to ill-health, he forged a second career as a novelist. All Tobi Tarquin novels are available on Amazon, with every penny from sales supporting dialysis patients in Morocco.

During serious surgery, Tobi confronted long-buried abuse he suffered at school. Since then, he has progressed rapidly along a path of recognition, healing, and action—pursuing legal avenues, engaging in therapy, and supporting others with similar experiences. He is also a founding director of Seen and Heard, a project dedicated to helping those abused within the independent education sector, especially in boarding schools, and advocating for full implementation of the IICSA recommendations.

Media features include BBC North East and Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees.

website: https://seenheard.org.uk/

Joseph Sabien

Joseph is a mental health professional and a former ‘looked after child’ at the infamous children’s home, Grafton Close, in Richmond-Upon-Thames. Joseph’s journey into care started at seven and a half years of age where he remained in care until he was eighteen.

These early life experiences created a determination to help and support others and this resulted in Joseph setting up Sea Sanctuary, the largest non-statutory provider of mental health care in SW England. This new approach (using the marine environment) resulted in multiple health innovation awards and highlighted the importance of exploring other treatment modalities, outside of what is routinely prescribed.

Joseph has worked alongside the police, supporting people in acute mental crisis (presenting as suicidal) and successfully ran a police call-sign for several years.

He’s now working on a digital health platform to reduce suicide and improve access to psychological support (MH1) and this will, when built, allow people to carefully monitor their mental health. Using the IMV Model, MH1 will provide a level of insight for the user that will alert them to any emerging suicidal ideation and provide strategies to deescalate.

Vocation aside – Joseph has spent time in the Forces, police and as lifeboat crew with the RNLI. He enjoys sailing, kayaking and travelling to remote places.

Website: https://archealth.org.uk/

Daniel

Daniel is a former military man and survivor of childhood sexual abuse, whose early years were marked by concentrated and expert grooming, psychological conditioning, and enforced dissociation at the hands of his father and his father’s associates. Despite the depth of this trauma, Daniel has devoted his life to healing – both his own and that of others. By speaking openly about the mechanisms of grooming and the hidden realities many survivors endure, he offers understanding, solidarity, and hope. Through courage and truth-telling, he stands as a reminder that even after profound violation, reclamation, strength, and transformation remain possible.

Website: https://survivors-story.com/