**Trigger Warning: This episode discusses child sexual abuse and symptoms of it.** On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is “Courtney,” a survivor of domestic and institutional abuse. Courtney speaks to us about her experience navigating the family court, child welfare, medical and mental health systems, as a protective mom of a son who was…
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This month, we’ve been featuring stories by survivors and hosting community conversations about domestic violence with members from the Engendered Collective. In two weeks, Americans will be going to polls to decide who they want to lead this country. If you’ve been paying attention to how our leaders are…
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To do so, we must first care about women I’ve not been watching the confirmation hearings because I’ve had my share of it back in the 1990s when I was first exposed to the double excoriation of Anita Hill during the Clarence Thomas hearings, where Senate Republicans weaponized both race and gender against her to secure…
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In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the gendered impact of COVID-19: Episode 96: Laura Ramirez of Af3irm on decolonizing “sex work,” Episode 97: #SurvivorStories Series with “Carol” on parenting with an abuser during COVID-19, Episode 99: Martin Hultman on misogyny and masculinities on climate change denial, Episode 100: #SurvivorStories Series…
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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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