EP. 7: Escape

Abuse that is invisible but still leaves a mark “What would you say if I told you a MAN was doing these things to me?” Listen to the podcast's original soundtrack: http://bit.ly/HIPSforAFI

Inside the mind of an abuser “Why tell a lie when you’ve found the real thing?” Listen to the podcast's original soundtrack: http://bit.ly/HIPSforAFI

Internalized Misogyny and Intergenerational Trauma “Dangit! I’m still alive?” Listen to the podcast's original soundtrack: http://bit.ly/HIPSforAFI

Intimate partner violence “Never in all my years of playing dress-up, of scissoring my Barbies, of pretending to marry my dog, did I ever imagine I would grow up to stare into the eyes of my beloved and say: ‘Can you please stop pointing the gun at me?’” Listen to the podcast's original soundtrack: http://bit.ly/HIPSforAFI

Mothering your Mother The Sisterhood of Cracked Ribs and a Pupil Full of Loaded Gun Listen to the podcast's original soundtrack: http://bit.ly/HIPSforAFI

Seven times “I heard it takes people like seven times to leave their abuser so I’m hoping you can help me. I can’t … I can’t do this seven times.” Dr. Dar: “Seven times is the average. It could take more than that.” Listen to the podcast's original soundtrack: http://bit.ly/HIPSforAFI

The cycle begins “Everyone feels the same way when we fall in love, right? But what if I’m a puzzle piece so misshapen that when I find my perfect match... it’s a disaster. Dangerous even?” Listen to the podcast's original soundtrack: http://bit.ly/HIPSforAFI

How did Goldie get here? She fell in love.