From Inside The House

From Inside the House - S3 - Ep 3: Nina Sayers

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty Conditioned from childhood to equate worth with flawlessness, a professional dancer enters adulthood without autonomy or psychological flexibility. Under chronic stress and emotional enmeshment, her sense of self begins to fragment. Dissociation and hallucination emerge as maladaptive coping strategies rather than sudden pathology. The resulting breakdown is not accidental, but structurally engineered by her environment. A case study in perfectionism as trauma. This is the story of Nina Sayers, and the call for lack of agency, dependency, and arrested development is coming from inside the house. Film Discussed: Black Swan (2010), Darren Aronofsky Show Description - Possessed. Vengeful. Grief-stricken. Hysterical. Objectified. Horror loves putting women in boxes, then setting those boxes on fire. But those roles? They’re not just scary stories. They reflect what the world expects from us, fears about us, and too often, what it does to us. I’m Mo Moshaty, and this is where we dig into the trauma behind the tropes, why these stories hit so hard, and what they say about the world outside the screen. Welcome to From Inside the House. If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help: UK:  London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.lbwp.co.uk/] Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.womensaid.org.uk/] US: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.niwrc.org/] National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.ncdvtmh.org/]

From Inside the House - S3 - Ep 2: Aisha

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty An immigrant caretaker in Manhattan spends her days tending to another family’s child while saving to reunite with her own, a life suspended between sacrifice and longing. As nights fill with water and dreams begin to speak in older tongues, her carefully built composure starts to unravel. What she thought was exhaustion becomes something far older: a summoning of grief, ancestry, and the self she left behind. When the ocean answers, it doesn’t offer rescue, only remembrance. This is the story of Aisha and the call of identity, distance, and survival is coming from inside the house. Film discussed: Nanny (2022), Nikyatu Jusu Show Description - Possessed. Vengeful. Grief-stricken. Hysterical. Objectified. Horror loves putting women in boxes, then setting those boxes on fire. But those roles? They’re not just scary stories. They reflect what the world expects from us, fears about us, and too often, does to us. I’m Mo Moshaty, and this is where we dig into the trauma behind the tropes, why these stories hit so hard, and what they say about the world outside the screen. Welcome to From Inside the House. If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help: UK:  London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.lbwp.co.uk/] Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.womensaid.org.uk/] US: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.niwrc.org/] National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.ncdvtmh.org/]

From Inside the House - S3 - Ep 1: Thana

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty A mute seamstress in New York’s garment district endures two brutal assaults in a single day, acts that fracture her sense of safety, identity, and control. In the aftermath, she turns her silence into a weapon, moving through the city’s decay with a gun in her hand and a haunting calm in her eyes. What begins as self-defense transforms into ritual, and vengeance becomes the only language she can speak in a world that refuses to hear her. This is the story of Thana, and the call of bodily autonomy, violation, and social invisibility is coming from inside the house.Film discussed: Ms .45 (1981) Abel Ferrara Show Description - Possessed. Vengeful. Grief-stricken. Hysterical. Objectified. Horror loves putting women in boxes, then setting those boxes on fire. But those roles? They’re not just scary stories. They reflect what the world expects from us, fears about us, and too often, does to us. I’m Mo Moshaty, and this is where we dig into the trauma behind the tropes, why these stories hit so hard, and what they say about the world outside the screen. Welcome to From Inside the House. If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help: UK:  London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.lbwp.co.uk/] Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.womensaid.org.uk/] US: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.niwrc.org/] National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.ncdvtmh.org/]

From Inside the House - S2 - Episode 3: Estrella

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty, Guest: ⁠Wi-Moto Nyoka [https://www.wi-motonyoka.com/] A young girl navigating a city shattered by cartel violence carries both the weight of her mother’s disappearance and a trio of supernatural wishes that blur the line between protection and punishment. Caught between childhood and survival, she moves through the ruins with quiet resilience, haunted, literally and figuratively, by what has been taken from her. Her fear doesn’t weaken her; it sharpens her instincts, turning grief into something almost mythic. This is the story of Estrella, and the call for loss, abandonment, and haunting is coming from inside the house. Film discussed:(Vuelven) Tigers Are Not Afraid by Issa Lopez Show Description - Possessed. Vengeful. Grief-stricken. Hysterical. Objectified. Horror loves putting women in boxes, then setting those boxes on fire. But those roles? They’re not just scary stories. They reflect what the world expects from us, fears about us, and too often, does to us. I’m Mo Moshaty, and this is where we dig into the trauma behind the tropes, why these stories hit so hard, and what they say about the world outside the screen. Welcome to From Inside the House. If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help: UK:  London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.lbwp.co.uk/] Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.womensaid.org.uk/] US: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.niwrc.org/] National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.ncdvtmh.org/]

From Inside the House - S2 - Episode 2: Margaret

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty, Guest: Ariel McCleese [https://www.arielmccleese.com/] A woman has built a carefully controlled, self-sufficient life. Outwardly composed, capable, even nurturing. But beneath that calm, she’s always braced for impact. When a figure from her past returns, the cracks begin to show, revealing long-buried fear, rage, and vulnerability. She meets terror with clarity and strength, even as her grip on reality slips. This is the story of Margaret, and the call for grief, gaslighting, and grooming is coming from inside the house.Film discussed: Resurrection by Andrew Semans Show Description - From Inside the House Podcast dives into key characters’ stories, & the traumas they reflect, from the Possessed, the Vengeful, the Grief-stricken, the Hysterical, & the Objectified. By exploring these portrayals, we aim to spotlight how horror can mirror real-life societal fears for women. If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help: UK:  London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.lbwp.co.uk/] Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.womensaid.org.uk/] US: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.niwrc.org/] National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.ncdvtmh.org/]