3 Women 3 Ways

THE TRUTHS ABOUT CUSTODY AND FATHERS’ RIGHTS

What are the truths about child custody, fathers’ rights, and how did we get here?

Guest Doreen Ludwig, author, advocate and researcher, focuses on the impact of federal fatherhood initiatives on custody determinations.  Has the situation changed from past decades, and if so, how? And Why? And where did the funding come from? 

So many questions, but research is available and Ludwig shares it with us.

Learn about the money, the studies, the government actions that have led to custody outcomes in family courts around the country. You might be surprised.

Airing for the first time Saturday, March 16, at 11 AM Pacific Time, and available thereafter through the archive at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT, ONE IDIOT FAMILY, AND ONE WOMAN WHO TOLD THE TALE

Kathy Picard was pleased when her step father started showing her some special attention – until that attention became twisted and threatening. She lived with a nightmare with no help from the family members she told, no relief from the burden of what was happening to her. Even when she grew up and got away, there was no relief to be had from the law, because the statute of limitations was up.

So she fought to change they law. Then she fought to get justice. And then she wrote a book about it.

Picard is the author of “Life with My Idiot Family: A True Story of Survival, Courage and Justice over Childhood Sexual Abuse,” and she tells her story with grace, humor, and a conviction that it all led to a good life today.

Join us as we talk with Kathy about the book, her life, the law and the way she turned a horrific experience into a story of strength, hope and happiness.

Airing for the first time Saturday, March 9, at 11 AM Pacific Time, and available thereafter through the archive at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

AMBITIOUS OR TRAUMATIZED: THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OVERWORK AND PAST TRAUMA

Experiencing trauma can lead to all sorts of negative consequences but did you realize that it might lead to work addiction?

Research is sparse, but anecdotal evidence is there, and some therapists see a connection. Could a workaholic – someone who overworks to the detriment of all other areas of life – really be self-medicating to deal with the bad stuff he or she has lived with?

Tanya Paperny is a writer, artist, and editor living in Washington, D.C., and she explored that connection in an article that appeared in the Atlantic. Her work also appears in The Washington Post, Washington City Paper, The Literary Review, VICE, PANK, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Public Pool, Pacific Standard, and elsewhere. Tanya is the recipient of fellowships from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Vermont Studio Center, and OMI International Arts Center. She is at work on a collection about violence, trauma, and resilience.

Join us as we talk about what she discovered in writing the article, “Do Some Trauma Survivors Cope by Overworking?”

Airing Saturday, January 5, at 11 AM Pacific Time, and available thereafter through the archive at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

RESEARCH, GOEGRAPHY AND IPV

Research is important, but so is perfecting research. Especially in the areas of Intimate Partner Violence.

We usually see geographic differences (if addressed at all) as reflecting urban, suburban and rural areas. But two IPV researchers started seeing some problems with that and decided to get to the bottom of it.

They sifted through the National Crime Victimization Survey data to better understand how settlement types impacts the type of violence against women. What they found is that using three geographic designations only gives a very imperfect reflection of violence against women.

Kathryn DuBois is an Associate Professor at Washington State University Vancouver.  Beginning with research toward a Ph.D. in Criminology from Simon Fraser University on alcohol and violence among the Inuit of the eastern Canadian arctic, and has developed expertise in several areas including victimology, violence against women, rural violence, and public health approaches to alcohol regulation. 

Callie Marie Rennison earned her Ph.D. in 1997 in political science from the University of Houston, University Park, where she also received a B.S. in psychology, M.A. in sociology, and M.A. in political science. In 2016, she was awarded the Bonnie S. Fisher Victimology Career Award from the Division of Victimology in the American Society of Criminology. She has also served on a National Academies Committee examining domestic sex trafficking of minors in the United States and was a Senior Researcher at the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Join us as Rennison and DuBois share the findings from their research and how those findings can change our understanding of violence against women.

WORKPLACE PESTS: IDIOPATHIC MUTUAL IRRITANTS

You probably know about those pesky people at work, but do you know about Idiopathic Mutual Irritation?

Louise Penberthy does, and she can give advice to all of us on how to deal with both.

Penberthy started mediating in 2002, and over the years since then, she's observed many things about people, their needs, what gets them into conflict, and what helps get them out. Sometimes there's no obvious reason why two people don't get along; sometimes, it's what she calls Idiopathic Mutual Irritation, which is the subject and jumping off point for this podcast. Since 2018, Louise has been working as a program coordinator at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle. She's also a speaker and software developer.

Airing for the first time Saturday, February 2, at 11 AM Pacific Time, and available thereafter through the archive at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

ZEN TALK AND TRAUMA: DOES IT HELP?

Is Buddhism a philosophy? A religion? A way of life? Well, yes and no. But the bigger question is, does it have anything to offer victims of traumatic life events? And if it’s supposed to be so peaceful and Zen, why is it called the Warrior’s Path?

Guest Mark Winwood is a Buddhist teacher, student and practitioner in rural Washington State who has traveled the world pursuing his peace and knowledge. For 15 years he has worked to perfect his understanding and his instruction as everything from college professor to grief counsellor. He helps explain what the tenets mean, who they may benefit, and how we can find out.

Join us as we explore how we can react to life’s events and scars, and whether beliefs and practices

Airing for the first time Saturday, January 26, at 11 AM Pacific Time, and available thereafter through the archive at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

RURAL WOMEN AND VIOLENCE

Is there a difference between the violence women in urban areas suffer and the violence that rural women encounter? Well, in a nutshell, Yes. There is a difference. Rural women are victims more often, of more depth of violence, and with fewer resources and ways to get help.

Emerging research, although sparse, shows that country women are at risk, that funding and support are less for them, and that resources are harder to some by for rural victims.

Dr. Walter DeKeseredy, professor of Sociology at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, has focused his research on the plight of rural females compared to their urban and suburban counterparts, and has found some shocking information.

Join us as we discuss the causes of violence against women, the problems with rural victims, and even the role of male support systems and ography when it comes to women victimized by intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and even separation and divorce.

Airing for the first time Saturday, January19, at 11 AM Pacific Time, and available thereafter through the archive at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

EXPERT WITNESSES: HOW BIAS AND UNRELIABILITY CAN AFFECT YOUR COURT CASE

Anyone who watches TV, or goes through a custody battle, or knows someone who has tangled with the courts, knows what an expert witness is. Called forensic experts, they are the ones who tell the court the deep-seated truth about the parties, right? Well, turns out they disagree, can be biased, and are generally unreliable, according to a recent study of psychologists.

Lucy Guarnera, ABD, is one author of the research that found that training and standards are lacking, and bias toward the side that is paying them is a serious problem. Guarnera is a PhD candidate at University of Virginia, and has received grants from the American Psychology-Law Association, The American Academy of Forensic Psychology, The National Science Foundation and others to conduct her research.

Join us as we talk about expert witnesses and the courts.

First airing Saturday, September 2, at 11 AM Pacific Time and available thereafter through the archive at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

AMBITIOUS OR TRAUMATIZED: THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OVERWORK AND PAST TRAUMA

Experiencing trauma can lead to all sorts of negative consequences but did you realize that it might lead to work addiction?

Research is sparse, but anecdotal evidence is there, and some therapists see a connection. Could a workaholic – someone who overworks to the detriment of all other areas of life – really be self-medicating to deal with the bad stuff he or she has lived with?

Tanya Paperny is a writer, artist, and editor living in Washington, D.C., and she explored that connection in an article that appeared in the Atlantic. Her work also appears in The Washington Post, Washington City Paper, The Literary Review, VICE, PANK, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Public Pool, Pacific Standard, and elsewhere. Tanya is the recipient of fellowships from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Vermont Studio Center, and OMI International Arts Center. She is at work on a collection about violence, trauma, and resilience.

Join us as we talk about what she discovered in writing the article, “Do Some Trauma Survivors Cope by Overworking?”

Airing Saturday, January 5, at 11 AM Pacific Time, and available thereafter through the archive at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

HOPE: WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO YOU MEASURE IT?

If you hope the weather is better tomorrow, is it really hope? Or is it wishful thinking? What really makes hope what it is, and what makes up hope?

Casey Gwinn, former long term prosecutor and founder of Camp HOPE America, and advocate, speaker and educator for victims of violence, particularly domestic violence. He has authored numerous books about children and trauma. His latest, Hope Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life takes a look at not only what hope is, but how it can be measured and how it can impact the future of victims.

Join us as we discuss hope, trauma, resilience, and motivation and what it means for all of us.

Airing for the first time Saturday, December 22, at 11 AM Pacific Time, and available thereafter through the archive at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways