trauma

Episode 81: #SurvivorStories Series with Aneri Shah–on gender roles and how her Indian-American identity impacted her #MeToo experience

December 26, 2019 Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Rape and Sexual Assault, Survivor Stories, Trauma and Abuse

On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Aneri Shah, founder of the Matriarchy,an organization that envisions that all genders can come together to discuss gender-based violence, its causes and its impact, in order to effect positive policy change.  Aneri speaks with us today about growing up first generation American, gender roles, and how her…

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Episode 63: James Powell on the power of social work therapy to heal trauma

August 15, 2019 Gender-Based Violence, Healing, Podcasts, Rape and Sexual Assault, Trauma and Abuse

  Our guest today is James Powell, a social worker and practicing therapist at Jason Walter and Associates.  James believes that healing and self-actualization result from a life-long commitment to self-reflection—the constant pursuit of increasing congruency between one’s values and behavior. Her psychotherapeutic practice is rooted in Buddhism, 12-step philosophy, shamanic spirituality, humanistic psychology, and…

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Episode 49: Rachel Louise Snyder on “No Visible Bruises” and domestic violence as intimate partner terrorism

May 16, 2019 Children, Divorce and Custody, Domestic Violence, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sexism and Misogyny, Trauma and Abuse

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Rachel Louise Snyder, an Associate Professor of Literature at American University and the author of Fugitive Denim, What We’ve Lost is Nothing and the recently released, No Visible Bruises. We speak with Rachel today about her book and experience as a journalist and her coverage of the…

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Episode 48: Dawn Elizabeth Wilcox of Women Count USA on femicide as a national crisis

May 9, 2019 Children, Divorce and Custody, Domestic Violence, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Podcasts, Policy, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sexism and Misogyny, Trauma and Abuse

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Dawn Elizabeth Wilcox, a domestic violence survivor, activist and educator. Dawn has been working as a registered nurse for 23 years and runs Women Count USA, a national database that compiles data on femicides in the United States.  Dawn began this project in 2017 out of her…

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Episode 47: Dorchen Leidholdt on incarcerated women and survivors of gender-based violence

May 2, 2019 Children, Domestic Violence, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sexism and Misogyny, Trauma and Abuse

Today’s guest is Dorchen Leidholdt, the Legal Director of the NYC domestic violence agency, Sanctuary for Families.  In her main role, Dorchen heads the agency’s legal services for survivors of gender-based violence, including providing support for obtaining orders of protection, immigration, sex trafficking. In addition to this important work, Dorchen also leads the “Incarcerated Gender…

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