Sally Olewe-Richards PhD

Dr Sally Olewe-Richards is a certified women’s empowerment coach, social researcher, author and a survivor of narcissistic partner abuse. In 2019, she founded Women of Wisdom and CourageⓇ, the online global sisterhood to support women to heal after abusive relationships by drawing on trauma-informed and research-evidenced methods. Together with leading the Women of Wisdom and CourageⓇ Facebook community, which has grown to 3000 women from all over the world, the first publication released by Women of Wisdom and CourageⓇ, ‘My Red Quilt’, is a groundbreaking, global anthology of survivors’ poetry. In spring 2021, Sally was short-listed as "Role Model of the Year" in the Digital Women of the Year Awards, for her work. In addition, Sally leads the Sisterhood Support: When Women Gather project, which provides an online community for women in Nottingham to reach out for emotional support if they are concerned about things they’re experiencing in their relationships and volunteers as Treasurer of Broxtowe Women’s Project; a local Nottingham charity, supporting women and children affected by domestic violence.