Domestic Abuse:The Cutting Edge
I am domestic abuse survivor ,a mother and a warrior on a mission to fight the battle in efforts to emancipate others who suffer at the hands of their abuser, victims who are still living with the devastation domestic abuse.My podcast follows my survivor story and those of other brave survivors.The podcast will also feature guest speakers who have knowledge and experience of working in the field as well as guests who are survivors,domestic abuse champions and ambassadors.I carried the shame ,humiliation and trauma with me for years and although it can never completely leave me, I have found the power to harness these residual feelings of shame ,humiliation and trauma to drive awareness of the ugly truth of domestic abuse. I have found my voice which I will use fearlessly to break the silence of domestic violence.
Episodes
21 episodes
S2 Ep2 -Zoe Dronfield :'Mind of Manipulators'
A returning guest ,Zoe Dronfield , speaks to us about her journey of penning her lived experience of Domestic abuse in her book"Mind over Manipulators" , Family Court atrocities and a vital piece of work she is working on to help other vi...
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SEASON 2 : Episode 2 - St.Anne's Home for abused women and children
https://gofund.me/eaf6aafdToday I speak with Joy Lange , the Director of St.Anne's Home , shelter for destitute ,abused and disadvantaged mother's and children where care and empowerment is in...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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SEASON 2: ALISSA - LGBTQ guest speaker
Alissa is my special guest on this first episode of Season 2 as promised . Alissa is a trans-women who has just recently come out , she is 25 years old . A child and adult victim/survivor of domestic abuse . Alissa is from Belgium but ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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SEASON FINALE : Dear John
IT IS THE END OF SEASON 1- A final letter to Dear JohnNATIONAL DOMESTIC ABUSE HELPLINE0808 2000 267 freephone and confidentialOR leave a message by completing a form on the website : ...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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EPISODE 15 - Present day Maz vs Present day John
TO THIS DAY EVERYTHING ABOUT ME HAS CHANGE AND TO THIS DAY NOTHING HAS CHANGED ABOUT JOHN. MY JOURNEY OF RECOVERY FROM THE ABUSE HAS BEEN PROFOUND IN EVERY WAY.NATIONAL DOMESTIC ABUSE HELPLINE0808 2000 ...
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GUEST SPEAKER : JACKLENA BENTLEY
My sincere regrets that I did not have an episode uploaded last week Monday . I had a very distressful undesirable circumstance befall me just over a week ago but I refused to accept it as my final reality .Now I am back on my feet and on my...
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EPISODE 14- TRAUMA BONDS
Trauma bonding is as dangerous as the abuse itself and its another super-power for the abuser to use to remain in control of the relationship. We all need to recognise this if we are to ever get anywhere near to eradicating domestic abuse.&...
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EPISODE 13 : Red Flags
Recognising the red flags , some are very obvious and others far more subtle but equally dangerous signs. NATIONAL DOMESTIC ABUSE HELPLINE0808 2000 267 freephone and confidential<...
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EPISODE 12 - Codependency
THE TERM CODEPENDENCY: what is codependency by definition , what are the causes of it and what are the signs of codependency and how my codependency play a huge role in becoming a victim of domestic abuse . Well worth the listen.
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GUEST SPEAKER : ANON , A MALE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
Dear ListenersI do apologise for not having an episode for Monday gone. I completed a half marathon on Sunday for a Domestic Abuse Helpline fundraising. I unfortunately suffered from severe sunstroke after the marathon and was...
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EPISODE 11 : FINANCIAL CONTROL
In this episode tackles how the narcissistic abuser uses money to abuse and how they use money as a mechanism to control . What the red flags are that indicate such abuse and controlNATIONAL DOMESTIC ABUSE HELPLINE...
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GUEST SPEAKER: RITA
My guest for this episode is Rita, mother of two and a wife to a loving husband , a survivor of domestic abuse and a very good family friend. Her story follows the traumatic abuse she suffered at the very young age of 19.NATIONAL ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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EPISODE 9 - TOOLS OF CONTROL
This episode tackles the tools of control used by narcissistic abusers , which follows well from what we have heard from Natasha in the previous episode. Gaslighting, Love-bombing, Trauma bonds, Stonewalling and Threats to share intimate images...
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21:47
GUEST SPEAKER : NATASHA SAUNDERS
My guest for this is Natasha Saunders , a domestic abuse survivor , a mother of 3 beautiful children and a wife to a loving husband. Natasha played a major role as a DA champion for Refuge in her powerful and significant campaigning ‘The Nake...
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EPISODE 7 : BLUE LIGHTS AND WHITE WIGS
I am dedicating this episode to how the system failed me, and my child .My focus will be mostly on how the police failed us in 2006-2007 and again in 2015 -2018. If you have been or are affected by domestic abuse or know ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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36:52
Episode 6 : The struggle of being Strangled
In this episode I highlight escalation of serious harm that strangulation poses , the clause in the DA bill around non-fatal strangulation and more of my survivor story.For this episode I need to give a TRIGGER WARNING -some of the deta...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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Episode 5 : Guest Speaker - Zoe Dronfield
My guest today is Zoe Dronfield . A survivor of domestic abuse and stalking by her ex-partner which lead to a unspeakably violent attack on her by her ex-partner that lasted for 8 hours ,leaving her narrowly escaping death. Zoe has been a champ...
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I became the chained elephant
In this episode I will tackle the question of why victims stay, why and how we become the chained elephant . How the psychology of the chained elephant best describes how an abuser conditions his or her victim and why victims stay for so lo...
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Guest Speaker and survivor: Claire Throssell MBE
My Guest speaker on today’s episode is Claire Throssell MBE.Claire is a survivor of domestic abuse .A mother of two beautiful angels ,Jack and Paul, who were killed by their abusive father during a Family Court sanctioned unsupervi...
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