Popular Tik Tok user, mother and university student Amy Livermore is drawing on her experience as a domestic violence survivor to use the social media juggernaut to educate and heal.
In one TikTok video, Amy Livermore could be dancing around her lounge room while the caption shares a story of trauma, abuse or grief.
With one of her videos reaching 264,000 views and her account gaining 1.7 million likes, her formula works — and it is reaching a strong community of people who are benefiting from it."I've created a good, safe space for women and children, single mums, people within the LGBTQI community, people of colour or people with disabilities — it's a safe space to comment and ask for help.
Amy Livermore says her videos aim to depict how happiness can still be found through difficult times.Ms Livermore is a domestic violence survivor and has shared hundreds of videos recounting elements of her experiences, all within the conventions of TikTok.Short videos, lip-synced songs and multiple videos cut together to tell a story.
"With domestic violence, you are going through a hard time, but with that you might have a baby and that can co-exist with such happiness as well.""Sharing stories is a huge part of me as a person, I'm an open book and I've always been a performer," she said.
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