Domestic Violence

Episode 128: #SurvivorStories Series with Ashleigh Rae on Your Voice and Accountability in Recovering from Sexual Violence

**Note:  We refer to Ashleigh as “Alyssa” because we recorded this interview prior to the lifting of her gag order.  Ashleigh is now not legally prohibited from speaking publicly about her experience.** On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Ashleigh Rae, a survivor of sexual violence, childhood rape and sexual assault by multiple offenders….

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Episode 127: Jess Hill with a Domestic Violence 101 Primer and What to Do About It

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Jess Hill, an investigative journalist who has been researching and writing about domestic violence since 2014. We speak with Jess today about her book, newly released in the US “See What You Made Me Do:  The Dangers of Domestic Abuse That We Ignore, Explain Away,…

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QAnon is Right to Be Afraid for Children — but Not in the Way You Think

How family court has become complicit in child trafficking For all the talk about child trafficking the conspiracy group QAnon does, you would think they would do a little research and use their platform to actually help children. No, there are no child sex dungeons in the basement of pizzerias. Democrats are not running child…

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Episode 126: #SurvivorStories Series with “Courtney” on family court as a enabler of child sexual abuse

**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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Episode 125: Domestic Violence Awareness Month Trailer – What is Coercive Control?

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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