SIMON MORRELL

For Anyone Who Has Ever Been Bullied. My misery at the hands of bullies was becoming too big for me. My pain, both physically and mentally, was becoming uncontrollable. Panic attacks were my daily diet, sleepless nights almost a ritual. Something had to give. Eventually, I started doing things that frightened me outside of the bullying environment. Things that frightened me, but things I knew would eventually lead me to the path of confidence. It worked, and the more confiden

A very angry Wabbit A Very Pi**ed Off Bugs Bunny, or How to Lose Millions Bounce houses, bouncy castles, inflatable fun houses. Whatever you called them, at the time my father’s factory manufactured them, they were frowned upon by the big theme parks and blue-chip companies. Nobody wanted to be associated with something that propelled the users high in the air, banging into other users and crashing back down. It just wasn’t good for business. So when my father, Peter, reached

Love, a Fuel for Fear. There is more than one way to cope with fear.

Love Your Children. This is a true, if daft, story of what I told each of our three babies every week when they were younger.

Elephant, a short work of fiction, by Simon Morrell “When I was three years old, maybe almost four, I was fascinated by a carving my parents had on their living room wall. I knew I was this age because we had yet to leave the Merseyside area where I was born.   The carving in question was a beautiful work of art of an elephant and a calf, a full 3d wooden affair, tusks and all.   The piece didn’t make the journey to live with us in North Wales with us, some months later,

Simon on his first book, “When Geoff Thompson first asked me to write a book about my life, my troubles, poor mental health, abuse, but also the happy times, Julie and the kids, achieving my first Black Belt and the glories that went with that, I think, when it came to choosing the title, I became a little blindsided and went with a title that screamed Martial Arts all over it. After all, From Bullied to Black Belt was, on face value, the journey I took.

Real Fear by Simon Morrell

This isn’t written out of malice, I have none, it is not written for revenge, I don’t seek it. It is just an insight. All boys need their fathers, just not one like Peter Morrell.

Two years ago last January I received a call in the early evening from an old friend and training partner.

Bullying is a significant problem that affects many people, impacting their mental health and self-esteem. Today, we have a unique chance to bring attention to our "Being Bullied" projects, which include a new book, a feature film, and inspiring talks aimed at supporting those who have been bullied, feel fear, struggle with mental health, or experience abuse.

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