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Somewhere Safe
Manage episode 203886005 series 1052363
Angela is amazing. Single mother of two kids. Assistant director in the city. Courageous, empathic and generous.
I played her Amanda's story from Red Flags and then we talked about it.
Domestic violence is hard. I struggled to ask Angela about it and I feel a bit ashamed of that.
Remembering abuse brings up strong emotions and layers of self-judgement. Talking about it brings up the complicated nuances of male and female relationships in society; it brings up the fear of reprisal if it's heard by the abuser or their family.
But Angela feels a responsibility to speak up about her relationship with her ex-husband, both to help other women and to end the intergenerational transmission of abuse for the sake of her children.
And I feel very grateful that she let me share this story.
98 episodes
Manage episode 203886005 series 1052363
Angela is amazing. Single mother of two kids. Assistant director in the city. Courageous, empathic and generous.
I played her Amanda's story from Red Flags and then we talked about it.
Domestic violence is hard. I struggled to ask Angela about it and I feel a bit ashamed of that.
Remembering abuse brings up strong emotions and layers of self-judgement. Talking about it brings up the complicated nuances of male and female relationships in society; it brings up the fear of reprisal if it's heard by the abuser or their family.
But Angela feels a responsibility to speak up about her relationship with her ex-husband, both to help other women and to end the intergenerational transmission of abuse for the sake of her children.
And I feel very grateful that she let me share this story.
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