In this episode, I touch base with an anonymous guest I chatted with in 2020 where she shared her experience of living with sexual abuse over a two part episode series.

At the time, she had been a single mum for two and a half years. and had two daughters, aged two and four.

In Part 1, episode 191, my guest shared her experience with domestic violence, and specifically the sexual abuse she received from her partner of over 10 years. She left him when she was 8 months pregnant with her second daughter.

She also shared how her experience led to her interest and research into psychology and neurology, the support she received from Lifeline and 1800 Respect, and how she learned about domestic violence and came to the realisation that she herself was in an abusive relationship.

In Part 2, episode 192, she continued her story. Along with sharing how her relationship came to an end, she also talked about:

• How she hung onto the relationship in the hope that he would change.
• The suicide threats she received during their relationship.
• The fear that she had of the repercussions of taking out an AVO against her partner, and constantly worrying about how he would react about things.
• The support that she received from her family support worker as well as from the brother (and his wife) of her (ex) partner.
• Dealing with her experience living in a small town, and how domestic violence was such a foreign concept for her immediate community.
• The worry that she had about her kids.
• And so much more!

In this episode, Part 3, my guest fills us in on what she has been up to over the last year and the tremendous growth that she has had coming out the other side of her experience and the happiness that she now feels.

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