advocacy

Episode 45: Nicole Perry on being a feminist therapist

On this episode of engendered, our guest is Nicole Perry, a Registered psychologist with a practice in Edmonton, Canada.  For the past ten years, she has worked with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and uses an approach called Somatic Experiencing, a body-based therapy, for healing trauma.  She is known for her work as…

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Episode 41: en(gender)ed Reflections on healing from abuse

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on the past six #SurvivorStories – Episode 30, with Anita Gera and the misuse of the Hague Convention to harm children, Episode 31, with “Caitlin” and the danger of shared parenting with an abuser, Episode 32, with Lana and her “Sophie’s Choice” to protect her daughter from…

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Episode 38: Dr. Tanja Jovanovic on how witnessing abuse is just as bad for children as being abused

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Dr. Tanja Jovanovic, Director of the Grady Trauma Project and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University.   Dr. Jovanovic’s current research program focuses on the Interaction of traumatic experiences, neurophysiology, neuroendocrinology, and genetic risk factors in mentor disorders in adults…

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Episode 37: #SurvivorStories Series with Sarah Strong on mitigating coercive parenting by an abuser

On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Sarah Strong, a protective parent and survivor of domestic violence and coercive control, a fitness instructor, a power lifter, and a health advocate.  Sarah talks about her whirlwind romance with her ex-husband whom she met in March 2016, married three months later in June 2016, and divorced…

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Episode 36: #SurvivorStories Series with Ashley Bendiksen on healing through advocacy

On today’s show, our guest is Ashley Bendiksen, a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault who has transformed her experience to become a vocal advocate, activist and public speaker on issues related to ending gender-based violence.  Her work centers on reaching youth and helping empower them to engage in self-discovery and end abuse. Ashley…

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