Voices from the Village

Talking to your Children about Violence

Do you struggle with how to talk to your kids about violence? And especially gendered violence? Listen in for parenting tips on communication, as well as advice and expertise on specifically how to address violence and difficult conversations with your child whether they are a toddler or a teen. These conversations are so important to have.

Safer Together: workshops for dads

Did you know that Women and Children First also helps men? When parents can be on the same page, and separated parents can co-parent or parallel parent, everyone wins - and most of all the kids. Safer Together is a program designed to include men in the conversations and solutions to make our homes, relationships and families safe - and healthy. Workshops for dads to be the best parents they can be is just one of the ways Safer Together helps women, children and families. Interested to know more? Tune in!

Investing in Women

This extra short episode is an excerpt of the speech made by Women and Children First CEO Dr Gabrielle Morrissey on International Women's Day, along the UN theme of "Count Her In" Investing in Women. The most important investment in women is first and foremost, ensuring her safety. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Divorce Grief

What is divorce grief? Is it normal to grieve the end of a relationship, even if it wasn't healthy, or even if you were the one to end it? What are the stages of grief and how can we move past the loss of the hopes and dreams we hold when we get into a committed relationship? We provide information about "grief brain" and the top ten ways to get through divorce and end of relationship grief. Tune in, and then get in touch with us about your own stories and experiences at voices@wacf.org.au. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ask Jenny: what is abuse?

Would you know abuse if you saw it or heard it? What does abuse look, hear and feel like when it's not physical? In this episode we hear from Jenny, who speaks to almost everyone who calls Women and Children First. Hear what a day at the office and shelter is like when women call, the different types of abuse we define, help and hope to end (one day!), how to recognise abuse and what kinds of help is 'out there' and with Women and Children First directly. Did you know we don't judge whether women leave or not? We help, we listen, we provide advice. Tune in to learn more. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.