Our Founder and CEO, Chris Tuck, recently attended The Speaker Awards & Summit as a finalist for Best Motivational Speaker 2026.

Chris did not win the award.

But being shortlisted alongside such high-calibre speakers was still an important moment.

Not because awards are the destination.

They are not.

For Survivors Of aBuse, recognition matters because the work needs:

• reach
• credibility
• funding
• partnerships
• professional support
• wider platforms
• opportunities to influence change

This is not about visibility for visibility’s sake.

It is about helping the work reach the people, places and systems where change is urgently needed.

The work behind the recognition

Survivors Of aBuse supports adult survivors of childhood abuse, sexual abuse, domestic abuse, neglect and trauma.

Our work includes:

• trauma-informed recovery education
• survivor-led support
• awareness raising
• advocacy
• professional conversations
• campaigning for better understanding of child sexual abuse and its long-term impact

Through our accredited 8-week Breaking the Cycle™ C.L.E.A.N.E.R.™ Living programme, adult survivors are supported to understand the impact of trauma and begin rebuilding life beyond survival.

When survivors are supported to recover, the impact does not stop with one person.

It can ripple into:

• families
• relationships
• parenting
• workplaces
• health
• confidence
• communities
• future generations

That is why reach matters.

Recognition can open doors

Awards do not do the work for us.

They do not fund the programme.

They do not replace frontline support.

They do not change systems on their own.

But they can open doors.

They can help people listen.

They can create conversations that lead to support, collaboration, funding and action.

For a small survivor-led charity, that matters.

Because our goal is to make survivor-led recovery support available to more people, in more places.

The message behind the work

The phrase “You’re Worth Fighting For” sits behind much of Chris’s work.

For Survivors Of aBuse, that means:

• children are worth protecting
• adult survivors are worth believing
• recovery is worth funding
• trauma-informed education is worth investing in
• systems are worth challenging
• generational change is worth fighting for

We are proud that Chris was shortlisted for Best Motivational Speaker 2026.

We are even more proud that this recognition helps shine a light on the work still needed around child sexual abuse, trauma recovery and breaking the cycle of abuse.

The work continues.

The need continues.

And so does the message:

You’re Worth Fighting For.