Hey guys

Today we talk about a topic that is close to our hearts. That is the issue of family violence.

We speak with Sarah who is a passionate social justice and human rights advocate, Sarah has dedicated her career towards supporting vulnerable communities and populations. As a vocal spokesperson about preventing gender based violence within multicultural communities, Sarah holds a Master's degree in International Relations from Deakin University and a Graduate Certificate in Domestic and Family Violence from RMIT.

Family violence is unfortunately a very real thing in all communities however within CALD communities it is easy for the victim to be blamed as well as causing a lot of cultural shame and guilt. We unpack these issues as well as talk more generally about refugee communities within Australia.

We love this episode for the fact of how close we are to this topic. We are passionate about educating communities about this and hope to one day see a future with no violence so we do not have to talk about this at all.

Disclaimer: this episode does come with a trigger warning, we are talking about issues relating to family violence if you think this can be triggering for you maybe this episode isn't for you and feel free to skip ahead to another episode, if you do listen and feel you need someone to talk to please call Respect 1800 737 732 for our Australian listeners it is 24 hours a day so please know there is always someone there to talk to should you need this service. If you are in immediate danger please dial 000.  For our international listeners please contact your local General Practitioner or the local police in your area. You are not alone and there is always someone to help you. Please don’t ever feel you are alone. 

We would love to hear from you please DM us on Instagram @bitchWTFpodcast or email us at [email protected].

Thank you so much for listening. 

Work hard. Stay humble. Be kind.

Bee & G xx.