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Episode 100: #SurvivorStories Series with Nicole Lee on domestic abuse with a disability

On this #SurvivorStories series en(gender)ed podcast episode, our guest is Nicole Lee, a survivor, social worker, and disability rights advocate.  Nicole lived with her abuser husband for 10 years until 2014, when she left him.  We speak with Nicole today about her experience as a rape and coercive control survivor, how her disability increased her…

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Episode 97: #SurvivorStories Series with “Carol” on parenting with an abuser during COVID-19

On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is “Carol.” a protective mom of two young boys.  Carol shares with us her struggles as a parent during a pandemic and how her efforts to keep her children safe are compromised by her ex-husband.  During our conversation, “Carol” shares with us examples of #abusertactics used by her…

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Episode 89: Erika Geraerts on beauty and how It’s All Fluff

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Erika Geraerts,a former executive at Frank Body who started her own brand, Fluff, two years ago.  We speak with Erika today about her journey as a founder and beauty brand iconoclast, Fluff, an ethical beauty brand based in Melbourne, the state of the beauty industry, and the…

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Episode 71: en(gender)ed Reflections on the weaponization of motherhood

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the weaponization of motherhood – Episode 67: Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan on “You’re Doing It Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise,” Episode 68: Indra Lusero of the National Advocates for Pregnant Women on Reproductive Justice as a Human Right, Episode 69: #SurvivorStories Series…

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Episode 70: Follow up to #SurvivorStories Series with Jessica Ingels–on courts giving custody to abusers

On this episode of the en(gender)ed, I am responding to the flurry of attacks I received from publishing Jessica Ingels’ #SurvivorStories series episode last week.  Here is the transcript to this episode: Greetings listeners, survivors, advocates and allies: I am launching this episode as a follow up to our series on the weaponization of motherhood. …

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