There's No Place Like Home by Future Women

Gaslighting is the process of denying someone’s experience and what they believe to be true. In the last few years, it’s become part of our vernacular. In fact, in 2022, it was one of the most Googled words in the world.  But what is it? How do you spot it, how do we understand its true impact? And what do you do if it's happening to you, or someone you care about?  Subscribe on Spotify , Apple or...

Isolation occurs when an abusive partner inserts themselves between a victim-survivor and the outside world - whether that’s psychologically, physically, spiritually, culturally, or financially. It can also look a lot like the "honeymoon phase" of a new romance, when a couple become so caught up in the thrill of one another that they shut themselves away from the outside world. So how do you ident...

Love bombing is a word you’ve probably heard before. It feels like someone coming on too fast - with extravagant gestures or over-the-top compliments before you've really gotten to know one another. But how does it actually play out? What are the red - or green - flags early in a relationship? What are the signs to tell if a friend’s new partner is just really keen, or if there’s something siniste...

There’s No Place Like Home is returning. In season two, we will explore the invisible warning signs that - too often - go unnoticed and the patterns of power and control that define abusive relationships. From love bombing and gaslighting to isolation and financial control, this season will be a practical resource for you to lean on when something doesn’t feel quite right in your relationship - or...

There is an emotional journey that happens after abuse. It isn’t quick but rather long and winding. For a survivor of domestic and family violence, what does that thorny path to long-term recovery look like? How do you retrieve, revive and redefine your sense of self? In the final episode of There’s No Place Like Home , you’re going to meet Deborah. Deborah is an incredible advoc...

Amani was pregnant with her first baby, in 2015, when a cousin called her. Her cousin was panicking and through a jumble of mixed up sentences, told Amani to go to the hospital. It was there that Amani learned her father had murdered her mother, Salwa. He had killed his wife of 28 years in a violent attack. Both Amani and her sister Nour, have joined us for this episode of There’s No Place L...

In this episode of There’s No Place Like Home we introduce you to Carly. A proud Wiradjuri woman, Carly is the CEO and co-founder of Deadly Connections, a not-for-profit organisation that breaks the cycle of disadvantage and trauma for First Nations people through transformative justice. In her work, Carly taps into wisdom borne of her own lived experience as a domestic and family violence s...

Thanks to the advocacy and work of countless individuals, Australia is finally facing up to the scourge of domestic and family violence. However, the community and media attention has not been equally distributed. Many survivors still feel like their experiences are invisible. Members of the queer community may also be victims of domestic and family violence and some say that indifference to their...

Eleanor* once owned an apartment in the United States, had a significant share portfolio and a very healthy savings account. She is now living paycheck to paycheck. The costs of a legal battle with her abusive former partner total more than a quarter of a million dollars. Eleanor* says her former partner has deliberately drawn out the court case in every way possible. It’s been three years s...

Nina* never knew if Joe* was telling the truth. Joe said he used to be a police officer, that he still had good mates who served on the force. Joe said he knew everything there was to know about the courts. Nina* still doesn’t know for sure if her former partner had the skills and expertise he boasted about. What she does know is that Joe used these pieces of information to scare her into su...

May* felt safer sleeping in her car, with a brand new baby girl, than she did in her home. With no money, no access to credit and no support service that would take her - the car was also her only option after escaping a violent relationship. Domestic and family violence is the main reason that women seek the support of homeless shelters and the primary cause of homelessness amongst kids. In Victo...

Geraldine’s mum Anne didn’t like Ted* from the beginning. But Anne found it hard to put her finger on exactly what bothered her about him. That’s because Ted’s behaviour was a complex web of expectation, pressure and manipulation, more commonly referred to as coercive control. Coercive control is a pattern of conduct employed by abusers. This is violence that happens slowly...

For those who ask why someone might get involved - and stay - in a violent relationship, the answer is both simple and complex at the same time.  Domestic and family violence rarely happens out of nowhere. It is the result of slow, steady acts of oppression and control. A violent relationship rarely starts the way it ends. In the first episode of There’s No Place Like Home , we introduc...