Door 22: The Restful Bed
Soft blankets and pillows welcome you to rest. In this peaceful space, healing happens quietly in dreams and waking moments. You can choose to drift into gentle sleep, renewing your strength, or invite a friend to share this safe resting place beside you, so healing is shared and multiplied.
Survivor Poem –
To the One Who Thinks They Are Weak
You got through days
no one saw.
You smiled in photos
you were scared to be in.
You calculated exits
in every room,
carried emergency plans
in the back of your mind,
and still remembered
birthdays, school runs,
and where the passports were.
Do you know
how strong that is?
Strength is not
what they told you it was.
It is not silence,
obedience,
or shrinking yourself to fit.
Strength is:
asking for help,
resting without guilt,
shaking and still speaking.
If your hands tremble
holding this poem,
remember:
even an earthquake
is only the earth
rearranging itself
to be safer.
By R
Online Resourses
Bedfordshire Based Services
Butterflies in Shades of Grey
The Butterflies in Shades of Grey programme is a comprehensive support initiative designed to assist both direct and indirect victims of domestic and sexual violence. This programme acknowledges the complex nature of trauma and offers a multi-faceted approach to healing and empowerment.
Bedfordshire Police
Bedfordshire Police and our partners are working together to tackle perpetrators of violence or abuse against women and girls. Crimes which disproportionally affect females include rape and sexual offences, stalking and domestic abuse.
BDAP
Bedfordshire Police and our partners are working together to tackle perpetrators of violence or abuse against women and girls. Crimes which disproportionally affect females include rape and sexual offences, stalking and domestic abuse.
National Services
24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline for Women
0808 2000 247
Helping women escape domestic abuse
Our House
16 Days of Action 2025
This year’s 16 Days of Action Our House tour and workshops is proud to be funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Grassroots Innovation Fund.