103 Episodes

  1. Season 2 Episode 9: Finally! A realistic feature film about coercive control: An interview with Chyna Robinson and Tracy Rector

    Published: 4/26/2021

  2. Season 2 Episode 8: "I spiraled down to a dark place:" An interview with a young survivor of officer involved domestic violence and his Mum

    Published: 3/23/2021

  3. Season 2 Episode 7: 'Radical Resistance to the Status Quo': A Look Behind the Scottish Coercive Control Law with Dr. Marsha Scott

    Published: 3/11/2021

  4. Season 2 Episode 6: The Male Victim

    Published: 2/27/2021

  5. Season 2 Episode 5: How professionals & systems can avoid being manipulated by perpetrators

    Published: 2/16/2021

  6. Season 2 Episode 4: Making Good Decisions: How Professionals use the Safe & Together Model Critical Components to help adult and child survivors

    Published: 2/7/2021

  7. Season 2 Episode 3: "Cultural Tsunami": How the Safe & Together Institute Seeks to Transform Systems

    Published: 1/31/2021

  8. Season 2, Episode 2: Coercive Control Laws: A discussion with investigative reporter and author Jess Hill

    Published: 1/18/2021

  9. Season 2, Episode 1: 6 Steps to Partnering with Survivors

    Published: 1/16/2021

  10. Episode 33: Our 1st Season Wrap Up: Looking back on PWAS 2020

    Published: 12/20/2020

  11. Episode 32: Domestic Violence Advocacy in a Time of Police Reform: An interview with author Leigh Goodmark, and the staff of a survivor agency who stood up for racial equity and got defunded for it

    Published: 12/18/2020

  12. Episode 31: "Acting in bad faith:" UK Centre for Women's Justice files groundbreaking "super-complaint" against the the police forces in England and Wales

    Published: 12/5/2020

  13. Episode 30: 4 Ways the Concept of Trauma Bonding Works Against Survivors

    Published: 12/5/2020

  14. Episode 29: Family courts are failing the "best interests" of adult and child abuse survivors: An interview with Joan Meier

    Published: 11/12/2020

  15. Episode 28: “I have something I want to talk to you about...”: A conversation about the experiences of OIDV survivors with pioneering researcher Dr. Leanor Boulin Johnson

    Published: 10/28/2020

  16. Episode 27: “How much crime are you willing to let your police commit?”: An interview with Lieutenant Detective Mark Wynn (Ret) and Police Chief Tom Tremblay (Ret)

    Published: 10/16/2020

  17. Episode 26: Listening to the voices of survivors of officer-involved domestic violence: An interview with Nanette Chezum

    Published: 9/30/2020

  18. Episode 24: The healing power of survivor impact panels

    Published: 9/23/2020

  19. Episode 25: When police officers commit domestic violence: Award winning journalist and author Alex Roslin on the global problem of officer-involved domestic violence

    Published: 9/18/2020

  20. Episode 23: Unraveling the gender paradox at the center of the Safe & Together Model

    Published: 9/7/2020

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These podcasts are a reflection of Ruth & David’s ongoing conversations, which are both intimate and professional and touch on complex topics like how systems fail victims and children, how victims experience those systems, and how children are impacted by those failures. Their discussions delve into how society views masculinity and violence and how intersectionalities such as cultural beliefs, religious beliefs and unique vulnerabilities impact how we respond to abuse and violence. These far-ranging discussions offer an insider look into how we navigate the world as professionals, as parents and as partners. During these podcasts, David & Ruth challenge the notions that keep all of us from moving forward collectively as systems, as cultures and as families into safety, nurturance and healing. Note: Some of the topics discussed in the episodes are deeply personal and sensitive, which may be difficult for some people. We occasionally use mature language. We often use gender pronouns like “he” when discussing perpetrators and “she” for victims. While both men and women can be abusive and controlling, and domestic abuse happens in straight and same-sex relationships, the most common situation when it comes to coercive control is a male perpetrator and a female victim. Men's abuse toward women is more closely associated with physical injury, fear and control. Similarly, very different expectations of men and women as parents and the focus of Safe & Together on children in the context of domestic abuse make it impossible to make generic references to gender when it comes to parenting. The Model, through its behavioral focus on patterns of behavior, is useful in identifying and responding to abuse in all situations, including same-sex couples and women's use of violence. We think our listeners are sophisticated enough to understand these distinctions. Have an idea for a podcast? Tell about it here: https://share.hsforms.com/1l329DGB1TH6AFndCFfB7aA3a1w1