Raquel shares her story from the beginnings of being sexually abused by a family member as a child, to the podcast series she created as a means to break free from the subsequent trauma and exploring life beyond the survivor narrative. We discuss her transformation since releasing 'Silent Waves' - the podcast series which explores her own trauma and family circumstances. To her giving herself 'permission to find bliss', as she embarked on a new journey in Brazil. It is a heartwarming and hopeful discussion, that shows us the many faces of trauma and healing, and really proves that there is so ..read more

Emily Campbell-Ross bravely shares her story of being raped by a man named Thomas Earle, he was found guilty and avoided jail time. This is her story. Collectively as a community when the news of this sentence was brought into mainstream media, the women of Australia were absolutely outraged to see that yet again, people who convict sexual crimes were not being held accountable for them and getting off on them in the face of good character references and 'supportive family'. Em and Madeleine go into detail in part 2 of the trial, Em's life following the assault and where she is today. We als ..read more

Josh is an institutional child sex abuse survivor. His abuser was a revered and must respected Catholic Church priest. He was also Josh’s second cousin. Over an 8 year period Fr Dennis Byrnes made Josh feel like he was so loved, but there was a dark side. This is a story of a man who had spent a lifetime grooming Josh, his family and parishioners into believing he was a man of faith and good character. If only people knew evil that was hidden behind a smile and the frocks of the faith…this is Josh’s truth. This is Part 2 in a multi part series where we will deep dive into Josh's story. Josh ..read more

Josh is an institutional child sex abuse survivor. His abuser was a revered and must respected Catholic Church priest. He was also Josh’s second cousin. Over an 8 year period Fr Dennis Byrnes made Josh feel like he was so loved, but there was a dark side. This is a story of a man who had spent a lifetime grooming Josh, his family and parishioners into believing he was a man of faith and good character. If only people knew evil that was hidden behind a smile and the frocks of the faith…this is Josh’s truth. This is Part 1 in a multi part series where we will deep dive into Josh's story. Josh ..read more

Jordyn Gray, a former Airforce Officer who was sexually assaulted on base by a colleague, shares her story with Madeleine. This goes into life on base, the assault and subsequent processes that ensued as a response. This is Part 5 (the final part) of a multi part series with Jordyn, and she goes into so much detail about her experience which is so invaluable, as stories from members of the Australian Defence Force rarely are able to or do share their experiences of being victimised. In this episode we really go into the ongoing impacts that caused Jordyn to medically separate from the ADF ..read more

Jordyn Gray, a former Airforce Officer who was sexually assaulted on base by a colleague, shares her story with Madeleine. This goes into life on base, the assault and subsequent processes that ensued as a response. This is Part 4 of a multi part series with Jordyn, and she goes into so much detail about her experience which is so invaluable, as stories from members of the Australian Defence Force rarely are able to or do share their experiences of being victimised. In This episode we really go into the fact that being found not guilty does not mean innocent. And the many MANY issues that ..read more

Andrew Carpenter, Lawyer and member of the Super For Survivors team calling on the government to reform the Bankruptcy Act, so that child sex offenders’ superannuation can be used to help victim-survivors rebuild their lives. Named “the man most hated by Australian child sex offenders” by the Herald Sun, joins Madeleine in an incredibly insightful discussion on all things civil cases, and more on the Super for Survivors Campaign! We continue our discussion on former cases, what we can learn and where to from here. This amazing discussion opened my eyes so wide and was such an insightful chat ..read more

Andrew Carpenter, Lawyer and member of the Super For Survivors team calling on the government to reform the Bankruptcy Act, so that child sex offenders’ superannuation can be used to help victim-survivors rebuild their lives. Named “the man most hated by Australian child sex offenders” by the Herald Sun, joins Madeleine in an incredibly insightful discussion on all things civil cases, and more on the Super for Survivors Campaign! Join us next week for part 2! Connect with Andrew Instagram To Connect with Madeleine ALL THE LINKS ARE HERE To Connect with Reclaim Me VISIT OUR BRAND NEW WEBSIT ..read more

Anthony Cincotta joins us to share the experiences of abuse and neglect that he experienced as a child, and how they have shaped through adulthood and into the person he wanted and needed when he was a child. Anthony is so wonderfully articulate and provides some amazingly hard hitting analogies that touch the soul. Thank you so much Anthony for sharing your story, for being so open and vulnerable and for leaning into what it really means to be a man. What an amazing human and chat! Support Polished Man - https://polishedman.com/ Connect with Anthony Instagtam To Connect with Madelein ..read more

Author, Journalist, Writer and Editor Nicole Madigan joins Host Madeleine Heather to talk about her book 'Obsession, A Journalist and victim-survivor's investigation into stalking. This discussion is so compelling and amazing, and shines a light on the many levels that stalking can impact a life. The years of stalking that Nicole endured was relentless and debilitating. Utilising this experience alongside her Journalist skills, she was able to deep dive into the psychology behind stalking behaviours. This is such a great listen, THANK YOU NICOLE FAM Don't forget this week is our Live Event i ..read more