survivor stories

Episode 142: #SurvivorStories Series with Karen Gosbee on her memoir, “A Perfect Nightmare:  My Glittering Marriage and How It Almost Cost Me My Life”

April 1, 2021 Children, Domestic Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Sexism and Misogyny, Survivor Stories, Trauma and Abuse

On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Karen Gosbee, domestic abuse, coercive control survivor, advocate for policy and system reform, and author of her memoir, A Perfect Nightmare:  My Glittering Marriage and How It Almost Cost Me My Life.  The book chronicles Karen’s journey to consciousness about her abuse, the roles her family and…

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Episode 124: #SurvivorStories Series with Shia Joyner on childhood domestic violence and stopping generational trauma

October 15, 2020 Domestic Violence, Podcasts, Policy, Sexism and Misogyny, Survivor Stories

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast #SurvivorStories series, our guest is Shia Joyner, a survivor of childhood domestic violence and coercive control as an adult.  Shia joins us today to explore the ways in which witnessing childhood abuse has shaped her perceptions about love, informed her relationships, and impacted her own experience of domestic…

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Mother’s Day 2020 Episode Look Back

May 10, 2020 Blog

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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Episode 6: #SurvivorStories Series Debut with “Elizabeth” on abuser tactics, signs of abuse and upstander tips

June 9, 2018 Divorce and Custody, Domestic Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Rape and Sexual Assault, Survivor Stories

On this first episode of the series we call #SurvivorStories, we introduce the hashtags #abusertactics, #signsofabuse and #upstandertips to shed light on the multitude of ways in which abuse, power and control, or coercive control dynamics can manifest in a relationship.  Our goal is to help develop a cultural literacy around recognizing abuse of power.

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