Patty Kikos interviews Brenton Pobjie, whose life has been shaped by service and resilience. His grandmother found refuge with the Salvation Army when fleeing domestic violence with her 6 children, and his father became a minister, instilling in Brenton the importance of helping others. After his mother tragically passed in a car accident, Brenton dedicated himself to youth work, including time spent in rehabilitation schools. As a Child Protection case worker, Brenton emphasises the power of deep listening and the need to show respect when in someone’s home. He shares practical tools to help ..read more

Tarsha Jones is a proud Gomeroi woman who only learned of her Aboriginal heritage when she was a teenager. She opens up to Patty Kikos about how family violence impacted her life when her brother was hit by a drunk driver that caused him to have frontal lobe damage, and was ultimately drug addicted for 25 years. When Tarsha left her emotionally abusive husband who was an alcoholic, she never expected that her life would turn upside down. But that it would then become the right way up after she completed a TAFE course, changed careers, and after much deep listening and unexpected soul searching ..read more

The fabulous Dr Hayley Boxall shines a light on family and partner violence by teaching us about "desistance", and practical ways that we can encourage people to stop choosing to use violence. In this refreshingly down to earth interview with Patty Kikos, Hayley talks about the importance of 'respect' for different cultures, valid reasons people choose to remain in relationships, how violence is not limited to lower socio economic environments and why pressuring someone to 'just leave', won't necessarily solve their problems ..read more

Dr Tim Moore is an Associate Professor and the Deputy Director at the Institute of Child Protection Studies. He shares his love of storytelling with Patty Kikos, along with comical cautionary tales of 'what not to do' from the lessons he learned as a youth worker. Tim's passion about empowering adults to have 'uncomfortable conversations', to ensure young people have a voice, inspired him to co author the much anticipated Tuned In training modules, released by NAPCAN. We take a deep dive into all 6 components, which are a wonderful resource for those working with groups of young people, t ..read more

The fabulous Dr Hayley Boxall shines a light on family and partner violence by teaching us about "desistance", and practical ways that we can encourage people to stop choosing to use violence. In this refreshingly down to earth interview with Patty Kikos, Hayley talks about the importance of 'respect' for different cultures, valid reasons people choose to remain in relationships, how violence is not limited to lower socio economic environments and why pressuring someone to 'just leave', won't necessarily solve their problems ..read more

15 years have passed since the tragic event when Brenda Lin’s parents, brothers and aunt were murdered. She is now a criminologist who is completing her PhD, and is one of the co-founders of the Survivor Hub, an organisation that supports, informs & empowers people impacted by sexual assault. Brenda shares her extraordinary story of resilience with Patty Kikos, and how she is still healing after the grief and trauma she has experienced ..read more

15 years have passed since the tragic event when Brenda Lin’s parents, brothers and aunt were murdered. She is now a criminologist who is completing her PhD, and is one of the co-founders of the Survivor Hub, an organisation that supports, informs & empowers people impacted by sexual assault. Brenda shares her extraordinary story of resilience with Patty Kikos, and how she is still healing after the grief and trauma she has experienced ..read more

Dr Tim Moore is an Associate Professor and the Deputy Director at the Institute of Child Protection Studies. He shares his love of storytelling with Patty Kikos, along with comical cautionary tales of 'what not to do' from the lessons he learned as a youth worker. Tim's passion about empowering adults to have 'uncomfortable conversations', to ensure young people have a voice, inspired him to co author the much anticipated Tuned In training modules, released by NAPCAN. We take a deep dive into all 6 components, which are a wonderful resource for those working with groups of young people, t ..read more

Tarryn Cherniayeff shares her extraordinary story of empowerment with Patty Kikos. From relinquishing control and access to her own money, to uncovering her ex’s gambling addiction and ice pipe. None of that was as shocking as the money he’d stolen, or the amount of loans he’d taken out in her name. While the financial fallout is not quite over, Tarryn has found incredible ways to experience freedom, heal, love, thrive, be independent, and live life on her terms ..read more

In April 2022, Sandy Suckling set out to run 1,100km from Broken Hill to Melbourne to raise funds for and awareness of the Run Against Violence. In this episode, Sandy shares her experience of escaping from family violence, what she’s learnt about the power of conversation and why she describes running as therapy. Also in this episode: meet Riana and Mel from SWAT (Sprinting, Walking and Trash Talking) in our Team Spotlight, and get a sneak peek of next week’s episode. You can support the efforts of Run Against Violence by donating at https://www.runagainstviolence.com/donate If you or someo ..read more