Leigh Spencer
Leigh Spencer is a freelance lifestyle writer for Rest Less and contributes articles on mental health and relationships. Leigh was in a long-term abusive relationship and is also raising awareness about emotional abuse, financial abuse, and reproductive coercion through her website: theinvisibleabuseproject.co.uk. When she’s not writing, she's supporting her two sons and following her other interests of politics and sport. She has also travelled extensively, visiting New Zealand on an exchange program, working in Canada as a nanny, and spending fourteen years in the USA with her family, including their two cats.
Explore the latest articles by Leigh Spencer
- Coercive control – warning signs and where to turn for help
- What is grounding and how can it be used to manage difficult emotions?
- What are the benefits of goal setting tools?
- 13 New Year’s celebrations from around the world
- OCD – symptoms, causes, and ways to manage
- Procrastination – why we do it and 5 ways to stop
- 10 ways to be more decisive
- The impact of perfectionism and 6 ways to overcome it
- Toxic relationships – 7 warning signs and ways to cope
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – symptoms, causes, and ways to cope