‘I went on a mission to change things’
Louise Temlett, 47, lives in Bath with her two children, Ben, 12, and Isabel, six.
Whenever I think back to the lonely, isolated and scared person I was in November 2017, I feel a little sad but also proud of how far I’ve come. Following a traumatic break-up, I was forced to move miles away from my home and I didn’t have a secure place to live for months, staying with friends until finally I found a place to rent.
With my son Ben, then six, and my five-month-old daughter Isabel to care for, I went