Bipolar Mum Journey

Welcome to my: Bipolar Mum Journey

Hi, I’m Gemma – but online, you’ll find me under the alias ‘Bipolar Mum Journey’. That name isn’t just a title; it’s exactly what this is. I’m a mum living with bipolar, on her ‘Bipolar Mum Journey’ like many other Mums.

About me:

I’m a blogger, advocate and activist. Since August 2024, I’ve been podcasting to a global audience, speaking openly about the things most people avoid. I do this for the ones who are still silent, still stuck, still scared. If that’s you – I get it, I’ve been there. And if I’ve made it this far, that means you can too. Through sharing my lived experience, I’ve also been providing insight to students at universities across the country, raising awareness about the realities of giving birth in prison, how the criminal justice system impacts mothers, and how domestic violence can lead to reactive abuse.

This space holds pieces of my life – growing up in chaos, being groomed, surviving numerous sexual assaults, rape, domestic violence, and the wreckage that followed. I talk about how one abusive relationship can be a life sentence in more ways than one. How my own, led to me being subdued at gunpoint for attempted murder, which led to a 2.5 year prison sentence – where I also gave birth. It’s not pretty, but it’s real.

This isn’t about being an inspiration. It’s about being honest.

Shame dies when stories are told!

Podcast Appearances:

YouTube:

Contact Me:

Advice: https://premium.chat/GemmaListens

Bookings: +447468997324 📞

Email: ⬇️

Activism:

On January 21, 2025, I went to Downing Street to protest against the cover-up of the UK grooming scandal. On arrival, I met a fellow female warrior from Wolverhampton who was protesting for the same cause.

As survivors of rape or child/adult sexual exploitation we are often vilified, blamed, and left traumatised. Many of us age carrying these scars, only to find ourselves in a GP’s office seeking answers for how we feel. Instead of receiving acknowledgment of the root cause, we are frequently diagnosed with a mental illness, when in reality we are likely suffering from complex post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of being raped, blamed and called liars.

BBC Newsnight:

On Monday, 19th June, I appeared on Newsnight with Victoria Derbyshire. I was part of a panel alongside Baroness Louise Casey. We discussed the Casey Report and the disturbing cover-up surrounding grooming gangs.

One of the key issues we highlighted was how the ethnicity of the perpetrators was either not recorded, later removed, or even scribbled out, an alarming failure in transparency and accountability. What outraged me further was learning that the police had issued cautions for prostitution to around 4,000 girls, aged between 10 and 18, who had been raped. How can that possibly be justified?