If you’re familiar with our podcast episodes, you know that we featured many survivors and advocates working in the protective mothers’ movement to end sexism and gender bias in family court. Abusers who engage in coercive control often continue their tactics when a survivor expresses a desire to leave. Often this can manifest threatening a…
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On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Jennifer Block, journalist and author of the book, âEverything Below the Waist: Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution.â We speak with Jennifer today about the ways in which the health industry–from preparation and trainings of doctors, to research devoted to understanding womenâs bodies, to…
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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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Mother’s Day, like many other holidays, can generate mixed feelings for many people. For some who lost their mothers, it elicits a sense of loss. For others who have conflicted relationships with their mothers, the day may present an unwelcome journey down memory lane they would rather not take. For protective moms whose efforts to…
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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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