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THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR TEACHING WOMEN TO FIGHT LIKE A GIRL
With an alarming number of Australian women experiencing family violence in their lifetimes, survivor and martial arts instructor Mel Thomas is working on a more proactive approach to prevention
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'It was life or death': Mother-of-two reveals how growing up in 'violent home' inspired her to learn martial arts - and now she is teaching vulnerable youths to stand up and say NO to abuse.
TEA WITH JULES
In this episode of Tea with Jules, I share a cup of tea with KYUP! Project founder Melanie Thomas. Mel runs the self-worth and self-protection program to break the cycle of violence against women and children in response to a wave of assaults and reports of domestic violence in the media.
ACTIVE VOICES: MEL THOMAS
As part of our Active Voices campaign, we had a heart-to-heart with Founder and CEO of KYUP! Project, Mel Thomas. A mother of two with over 15 years martial arts experience, Mel is a fearless game-changer. She created KYUP! Project, a revolutionary self-worth and self-protection program to break the cycle of violence against women and children.
EP 195: MEL THOMAS
Mel created KYUP! Project, a self-worth and self-protection program to break the cycle of violence against women and children. You see Mel was born into the cycle of violence, and that cycle continued within her as she grew up and became a young woman. In fact it was only a fortunate turn of events that broke that cycle which I will leave her to tell you about.