Victoria Cilliers

On Easter Sunday 2015, physiotherapist and experienced skydiver Victoria Cilliers undertook a parachute jump, a gift from her husband, British army sergeant Emile Cilliers. Her parachute failed to open and she plummeted 1200 metres to the ground, sustaining life-threatening injuries. Miraculously, she survived. Then the police arrived at her door with the earth-shattering news that someone had tampered with her parachute, and they suspected her husband. In this chilling episode of FORTY, Victoria describes how she fell for Emile, and how the charming man she thought she knew gradually revealed a darker side, chipping away at her self-worth until she found it impossible to sift truth from lies. It’s an important conversation about the insidious nature of coercive control and toxic relationships. How did she come to terms that her husband – and father of their two young children – had tried to kill her? What does life look like after an unimaginable blow is dealt? Can you ever trust again? Every woman has a story to tell in her forties. This is Victoria’s. Buy Victoria’s book here CREDITS: Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills Guest: Victoria Cilliers CONTACT: Email: [email protected]: @liseandsarahFacebook: Those Two Girls SUPPORT: If you or someone you know is witnessing or has witnessed family or domestic violence, here are some resources for you to contact Australia: 1800 RESPECT UK: 0808 2000 247 USA: 1−800−799−SAFE(7233) NZ: Shine Helpline 0508 744 633  Canada: 1-866-863-0511See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.