Reclaim Me Podcast

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 'per...

Listening to Raquel speak is nothing short of inspiring. So if you want to be inspired by a very candid discussion that touches on being sexually abused as a child by a family member, family trauma, navigating creating a podcast on that very trauma while trying to understand and heal, and the many lessons learned in between please join us! This is part 1 of 2, so tune in next week for the final ep...

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 gettin...

Emily Campbell-Ross bravely shared 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 so ee that yet again, people who convict sexual crimes were not being held accountable for them and getting...

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 chara...

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 chara...

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 Au...

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...

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...

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...

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 a...

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 3 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...

Camille Schloeffel the founder of The Stop Campaign joins Madeleine to discuss the current state of SA on campus and the new campaign #ideservesafety This amazing discussion goes into the many issues faced by survivors of SA on campus, and thevmany barriers to reporting accurate information, and the community attitudes that we need to change. Connect with Camille / The Stop Campaign #IDeserveSafet...

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 2 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...

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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 1 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...

Matt joins Madi to discuss the sexual abuse he endured as a child at the hands of a Scout leader, the subsequent years of coping, healing and moving through to court system. As well as how we can support Matt v Scouts in his fight for justice now. Despite Matt’s abuser pleading guilty to charges of child sexual abuse, Matt is now facing bankruptcy for trying to hold Scouts NSW to account. Mat...

Maarika & Peaches join Madeleine for an incredible discussion that covers surviving sexual assault, Maarika dedicating her life to never being raped again and finding the laughs where we can to take back the power that was taken from us. This is such an incredible discussion which really embraces creativity and highlights other create ways and outlets that may be pathways for healing for many...

Madi is joined by Psychologist, AHPRA Board Approved Supervisor, March4Justice Director, Feminist and many other things Anastasia Sagris-Desmond! This is a really engaging discussion on all things system and advocacy related. We both get incredibly heated as we talk about ways we can see change happening, what we believe may be options to proceed and how justice is not all the common for so many....

Jayke is a survivor and spokesperson for glbtqi domestic violence who speaks to survival, safety, complexity and change. In part 1, Jayke discusses some of the abuse and trauma he experienced at the hands of a former partner, and the many complexities that come with that as a trans person and as as someone who was abused by a woman. Our discussions dive into the many barriers Jayke faced navigatin...

Jayke is a survivor and spokesperson for glbtqi domestic violence who speaks to survival, safety, complexity and change. In part 1, Jayke discusses some of the abuse and trauma he experienced at the hands of a former partner, and the many complexities that come with that as a trans person and as as someone who was abused by a woman. Our discussions dive into the many barriers Jayke faced navigatin...

Kat Crowley joins Madeleine to talk about Polished Man, and the impacts that raising awareness of child sexual abuse and violence against women can have on community. This is such a tremendous discussion and highlights so many ways we as individuals can get involved and make change, additionally we discuss in detail so many factors surrounding where we need to get to in order to eliminate vio...

Part 2 Shona Joins Madeleine for Part 2! Shona details the experience of engaging with the Police formally and pressing charges, all the way to the conviction of her father and her healing beyond. This is such a powerful episode where Shona really shows the feelings that so many go through and the processes that are required for victims to jump through. So tremendously proud to have Shona on...

Senior Manager of Fundraising and Development for Movember - Jake Lambert, joins Madeleine to discuss Men's Health Week & some call outs for men to prioritise their health and wellbeing. Men's Health Week & Movember Resources Movember Website - Access all Men's health related resources, campaigns and knowledge articles. Practice Conversations - a guide you through how to start the conversa...

Shona joins Madeleine to detail part 1 of her story of continued family violence and sexual violence at the hands of her father. Shona describes the trepidation she felt as a child living in the home with an erratic and abusive father. She also describes the sexual violence she was subjected to as a young girl. Years later, after the birth of her child, Shona was also subjected to stalking and int...