Justice begins with belief: standing with CSA survivors | Poppy & Miranda Eyre | #017 Mastering Change

“Why should a child have to fight an adult in a court of law?” 

This week on Mastering Change, we had a deeply moving conversation Poppy and Miranda Eyre. Poppy is a survivor of child sexual abuse; Miranda, her mother, was the first person she told. Theirs is a story of survival, resistance, reform, and a call for systemic change. 

They are one of the rare families for whom the legal system worked. But as Miranda says, “We’ve never met another family like us. That’s the problem.” 

“Belief is the beginning of everything.” 

Poppy was 11 when she spoke out. Her perpetrator – her grandfather – was convicted. But, as Poppy explains, it wasn’t justice alone that shaped her journey, it was the fact she was, simply, believed. Many others aren’t.  

Poppy and Miranda are using their experience to campaign for a trauma-informed legal framework that starts with belief, not proof: A system where the symptoms of trauma are recognised as evidence, not dismissed for lack of witnesses, admissions, or footage. 

We discuss

• Why the legal system often fails survivors of CSA (Child Sexual Abuse) 
• The long-term effects of being not believed  
• The systemic reform needed to make trauma-informed justice possible 
• Poppy and Miranda’s ongoing advocacy in Parliament, with the NSPCC, and beyond 
• How abuse survivors can be discredited simply because of semantics 

Moment of Care: This week’s episode of Mastering Change contains themes that may be emotionally challenging, particularly for survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) or those who’ve supported someone through it.

We encourage you to listen in a way that honors your capacity. If you are a survivor or this content feels especially sensitive, know it’s okay to pause, step away, or skip this episode altogether. Your safety and emotional well-being matter most. 

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