Trauma and Abuse

Episode 115: Caitlin Myer on “Wiving: A Memoir of Loving Then Leaving the Patriarchy”

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Caitlin Myer, author of Wiving:  A Memoir of Loving Then Leaving the Patriarchy.  We speak to Caitlin today about her experience growing up Mormon, leaving the church, and the role of religion, gender, and sex on shaping her own experience of womanhood.  Our conversation also…

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Episode 96: Laura Ramirez of Af3irm on decolonizing “sex work”

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Laura Ramirez, the Program Coordinator at Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW).  In that role and as a member of Af3irm, a transnational feminist organization, Laura speaks to us today about the ways in which health care policy and, in particular, COVID-19 or the coronavirus…

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Episode 86: Jess Hill on her book “See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse”

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Jess Hill, an investigative journalist who has been researching and writing about domestic abuse since 2014.  Jess was listed in Foreign Policy’s top 100 women to follow on Twitter and one of the 30 most influential people under 30 by Cosmopolitan magazine.  We speak with Jess today…

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Episode 81: #SurvivorStories Series with Aneri Shah–on gender roles and how her Indian-American identity impacted her #MeToo experience

On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Aneri Shah, founder of the Matriarchy,an organization that envisions that all genders can come together to discuss gender-based violence, its causes and its impact, in order to effect positive policy change.  Aneri speaks with us today about growing up first generation American, gender roles, and how her…

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Episode 78: Taté Walker on using storytelling and art to create social change around Indigenous rights

On today’s episode, our guest is TatĂ© Walker, a Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. They are a banner-waving Two Spirit feminist, Indigenous rights activist, and a published and award-winning storyteller for outlets like Everyday Feminism, Feminist Humanist Alliance, Native Peoples magazine, and Indian Country Today. TatĂ© uses their 15…

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