Let's Talk About It

GUEST: Jackie Lee McLean  The host of this Podcast talks with her daughter about how the abuse impacted them separately and also together and their path to healing. TOPICS DISCUSSED : Child abuse, narcissistic fathers, triangulation  Jackie is an executive of an IT company, and singer-songwriter who provides the music for this Podcast. More of Jackie's Music here.

GUESTS: Darcia and Dezarae Darcia and Dezarae discuss how the “sweetest man in the world” in prison turned evil upon release. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Failed judicial system, strangulation, impact on children

Guests: Laudan Ghayebi, Bethany McInnis, Mary Kamradt, Amy Thomsen, Mary Lou Smith, and Sydney  Description: How the medical community did and did not come to our aid when we were suffering from domestic abuse.  Topics discussed: How emotional abuse leads to physical ills, physical abuse, kind and unkind doctors

Guest: Sharon Kennedy In 2020 Sharon Kennedy was convicted of depraved indifference murder for the death of her 10 year old daughter Marissa. No physical evidence tied her to this murder and she maintains her innocence.  She did not testify at her trial and in this conversation with Patrisha breaks her silence about the coercive control and domestic abuse she and Marissa endured at the hands of he...

GUEST: Katherine Erbes Katherine talks about almost being killed by her ex to see him get a plea deal and, four years after his release from prison, almost kill another woman. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Media abuse, sexual abuse, need for tougher DV sentencing

GUESTS: Jolene, Jennifer, Tiffany, Gina, Sarah, and Mary Six survivors talk about how holidays are the scariest and most miserable times of the year. TOPICS DISCUSSED:   The role alcohol plays in abuse, being let down by the court system, child abuse

GUEST : Liz Eckman  Liz spoke to a Portland Press Herald reporter in 2022 to break the silence of her ex's arrest, and also lift the stigma surrounding domestic abuse. Read the article here .  TOPICS DISCUSSED : Victim rights being ignored by courts, City government staying silent about domestic abuse charges against one of their own, dangers of DV strangulation, importance of survivors speak...

GUEST : Sarah Doucette   Sarah is the author of Stronger Than That: A Domestic Violence Survivor Uncovers the Truth About Her Abuser.  TOPICS DISCUSSED: Financial abuse, Religion as a factor in staying in an abusive marriage 

GUESTS: Rachel Davis and Mary Lou Smith Two-Parter – Rachel: When You Grow Up With an Abusive Father; Mary Lou Celebrating 20 Years of Freedom TOPICS DISCUSSED: Abusive fathers, how siblings are impacted differently by abuse, breaking the cycle. 

GUEST:  Anonymous (Male)  Many similarities to abuse of a woman by a man are shared in this conversation with "Mark." TOPICS DISCUSSED: Emotional abuse, weaponizing of children, lack of resources for men abused by women. 

GUEST : Vicki Murray, owner of Laugh Loud Smile Big bakery Vicki talks about what kept her silent and what it like to break her silence over 15 years of abuse including strangulation by the man she started dating at 17 years old.  TOPICS DISCUSSED: Domestic violence strangulation, the abuser calling you crazy, being told by the next wife that he did the same thing to her  

GUESTS: Agnes Brackett Agnes discusses trying to keep her daughter safe from her gun-toting, fire-starting husband.    TOPICS DISCUSSED:  Child Abuse, Guns, Failure of Justice System

GUESTS: Darcia and Dezarae  Darcia and Dezarae discuss how the “sweetest man in the world” in prison turned evil upon release. TOPICS DISCUSSED Failed judicial system, strangulation, impact on children

GUEST : Lilly DesRoberts  Lilly, a 20-year-old UNE Biddeford pre-dental student,  talks about how cyber-stalking and suicide threats by her  boyfriend from high school plagued her first year of college.  TOPICS DISCUSSED: Life360 cyber-stalking, suicide threats, alcohol, failure of judicial court system 

GUEST: Kerry Smith Kerry talks about the preventable DV murders of mother and daughter Jennie and Lisa Bailey in Bath.  TOPICS DISCUSSED : Police response to DV, Veteran’s Administration response to DV, systemic changes needed

GUESTS: Michelle, Kerry, Amber Michelle, a communications executive talks about an early marriage that almost killed her. Kerry and Amber talk about their best friends who were murdered by DV this year.  TOPICS DISCUSSED : Financial abuse, guns, family impact of abuse  

GUEST: Melody  Melody, a Mi’kmaq native, realized when she connected with Finding Our Voices that domestic abuse is at the root of her substance abuse as well as incarceration. She talks here about how she transcended both to become a wellbriety coach and published author.  TOPICS DISCUSSED: Incarceration, Substance Abuse, Native culture

GUESTS:  Anonymous and Jennifer  Two-parter about how religion helped to trap both women in domestic abuse and made it harder to get out. “Anonymous" talks about the Cantor who refused to give her a Get for a divorce, and Jennifer talks about the pious-acting husband who was anything but.

GUEST: Shelly Edwards Jorgensen Shelly is the author of the memoir Beautiful Ashes: A quest to uncover family secrets and survive the truth. https://www.beautifulashesmemoir.com/books/ TOPICS DISCUSSED: Child abuse, Siblings, Arson

GUEST: Mary Kamradt, Chief of Staff of Finding Our Voices  Her home was destroyed and dog killed in a fire set by her ex, and her family sided with him . TOPICS DISCUSSED : Sexual abuse, arson, estrangement from children and grandchildren. 

GUESTS: Ashley and Dezarae Ashley talks about how overseas deployments made him increasingly abusive at home. Dezarae talks about being terrorized by a girlfriend.  TOPICS DISCUSSED : The military, same sex abuse, impact on children

GUEST: Caroline McKuen The director of the Presbyterian Advocacy Council talks about her church’s enabling of criminal, financial, and sexual abuse  TOPICS DISCUSSED : Religious abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse. https://www.presbyterianadvocacycoalition.org

GUESTS: Courtney Davis and Jess  Jess introduced her best friend to him, then grew alarmed as he steadily turned Courtney into a shell of herself TOPICS DISCUSSED : Sexual abuse, financial abuse, what to do when you are worried for a loved one Short film on Courtney here.

GUESTS: Lora and Jeannine Lauber Oren TWO PARTER: Lora, A Maine nurse talks about financial abuse continuing with the divorce. Then Jeannine Lauber Oren of Finding Our Voices talks about the Maine law she helped get through to help mitigate financial abuse. TOPICS DISCUSSED : Financial abuse, sexual abuse, divorce hell More about Jeannine is here . The law Jeannine helped to pass is here:  H.P. 55...

GUESTS: Anonymous What it was like having a childhood that on the outside seemed golden and glamorous, and on the inside was a “living hell”. TOPICS DISCUSSED : Narcissistic fathers, living a lie, child abuse