Unless you've lived it, it's almost impossible to truly understand the insidious mechanisms of coercive control. And when you're watching a loved on from the outside, it's impossible to know how to help them break free. Michelle Sposito's eldest daughter had ambitions, hope and joy. But he trapped her in a cat and mouse game of emotional and psychological warfare. There was no way out - and on that last day, he made a decision that ended her life. Her name is Amy Bowden. She was only 26. Michelle reveals the helplessness of watching Amy's vitality be stolen away. She explains what happened on that last day and questions why police did not examine Amy's death with a domestic violence lens. This episode discusses coercive control, drug use and death. It is not for children.

This is Amy's story. 

This season of She Matters is supported by Verve Super, committed to women’s financial security and standing against violence in all its forms. She Matters is also proudly supported by Your One and Only and UNTMD Media.

Presenter: Sherele Moody

Executive Producer: Dash Made Studios

To help keep this podcast on air and support this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence.

❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support

❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2

❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK

The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing:

• Support for families of femicide

• Housing for women leaving violence

• Ethical media training for journalists

• Rallies, vigils, and public awareness events

• Documentation of women and children lost to violence

To help continue this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence.

❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support

❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2

If you need help:

❤️ 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732

❤️ Women’s Crisis Line – 1800 811 811

❤️ 13YARN – 13 92 76

❤️ Rainbow Helpline – 1800 497 212

❤️ Men’s Referral Service – 1300 766 491

❤️ MensLine – 1300 789 978

❤️ Lifeline (24 hours) – 13 11 14

Connect:

📱 Instagram/Facebook: sherelemoodyfemicidewatch

🐦 X (Twitter): @ShereleMoody

📘 Facebook: TheREDHEARTCampaign/

🎵 TikTok: @femicidewatchaustralia

🌐 Website: australianfemicidewatch.org

📧 Email: [email protected]

Women in Australia retire with 23% less super than men — a real super gender gap. Our financial lives can be complex, and many of us don’t know who to turn to for support in a system not built with us in mind. That’s why Verve created a community for women, men and non-binary people who believe in closing the super gap.

🔗  Financial Abuse - What to look out for  

🔗 Verve Super Financial Coaching 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creative, artistic, adventurous, fun, gregarious - she was many things to those who loved her. To her kids, she was their dedicated mum who just wanted the best for them. Her name is Sherry Joy Bulman. She was only 40 years old. He murdered her because she wanted a new life away from him. She was pregnant with her seventh child.

Some 36 years after her murder, Sherry's daughter Tarna and her best friend Judith-Rose tell the story of their beloved woman. The hardships, the joyous times and the ongoing impact of generational trauma across both their timelines. This episode discusses domestic violence, coercive control and murder. It is not safe for children. 

This season of She Matters is supported by Verve Super, committed to women’s financial security and standing against violence in all its forms. She Matters is also supported by Your One and Only.

Presenter: Sherele Moody

Producer: Dash Made Studios

To help keep this podcast on air and support this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence.

❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support

❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2

❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK

The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing:

• Support for families of femicide

• Housing for women leaving violence

• Ethical media training for journalists

• Rallies, vigils, and public awareness events

• Documentation of women and children lost to violence

If you need help:

❤️ 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732

❤️ Women’s Crisis Line – 1800 811 811

❤️ 13YARN – 13 92 76

❤️ Rainbow Helpline – 1800 497 212

❤️ Men’s Referral Service – 1300 766 491

❤️ MensLine – 1300 789 978

❤️ Lifeline (24 hours) – 13 11 14

Connect:

📱 Instagram/Facebook: sherelemoodyfemicidewatch

🐦 X (Twitter): @ShereleMoody

📘 Facebook: TheREDHEARTCampaign/

🎵 TikTok: @femicidewatchaustralia

🌐 Website: australianfemicidewatch.org

📧 Email: [email protected]

Women in Australia retire with an average 23% less retirement savings than men. That’s a real super gender gap. Our financial lives can be quite complex, however many of us don’t know who to turn to for support in a financial services industry that wasn’t built with us in mind. That’s why we created Verve a community for women, men & non-binary folk who believe in our mission of closing the super gap.

🔗 Financial Abuse – What to Look Out For

🔗 Verve Super Financial Coaching

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creative, artistic, adventurous, fun, gregarious - she was many things to those who loved her. To her kids, she was their dedicated mum who just wanted the best for them. Her name is Sherry Joy Bulman. She was only 40 years old. He murdered her because she wanted a new life away from him. She was pregnant with her seventh child.

Some 36 years after her murder, Sherry's daughter Tarna and her best friend Judith-Rose tell the story of their beloved woman. The hardships, the joyous times and the ongoing impact of generational trauma across both their timelines. This episode discusses domestic violence, coercive control and murder. It is not safe for children. 

This season of She Matters is supported by Verve Super, committed to women’s financial security and standing against violence in all its forms. She Matters is also supported by Your One and Only.

Presenter: Sherele Moody

Producer: Dash Made Studios

To help keep this podcast on air and support this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence.

❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support

❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2

❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK

The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing:

• Support for families of femicide

• Housing for women leaving violence

• Ethical media training for journalists

• Rallies, vigils, and public awareness events

• Documentation of women and children lost to violence

If you need help:

❤️ 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732

❤️ Women’s Crisis Line – 1800 811 811

❤️ 13YARN – 13 92 76

❤️ Rainbow Helpline – 1800 497 212

❤️ Men’s Referral Service – 1300 766 491

❤️ MensLine – 1300 789 978

❤️ Lifeline (24 hours) – 13 11 14

Connect:

📱 Instagram/Facebook: sherelemoodyfemicidewatch

🐦 X (Twitter): @ShereleMoody

📘 Facebook: TheREDHEARTCampaign/

🎵 TikTok: @femicidewatchaustralia

🌐 Website: australianfemicidewatch.org

📧 Email: [email protected]

Women in Australia retire with an average 23% less retirement savings than men. That’s a real super gender gap. Our financial lives can be quite complex, however many of us don’t know who to turn to for support in a financial services industry that wasn’t built with us in mind. That’s why we created Verve a community for women, men & non-binary folk who believe in our mission of closing the super gap.

🔗 Financial Abuse – What to Look Out For

🔗 Verve Super Financial Coaching

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She wanted to control her own life - for this, he murdered her - in front of the children.

Her name is Alison Doreen Perfect. She was only 39.

When they took him to jail, Alison's children were placed in the foster care system.

Her daughter Donna-Leigh Perfect endured deeply traumatic violence while in care - and when the killer was released from jail, she was given an impossible choice.

Today, Donna-Leigh walks us through her Alison's far-too short life, the impact of her father's decision to kill and how the trauma of her destroyed childhood inspires her to make life better for other children.

This episode has a graphic description of murder. It also discusses domestic violence, rape and sexual violence, coercive control and femicide. It is not safe for children. 

This season of She Matters is supported by Verve Super, committed to women’s financial security and standing against violence in all its forms. She Matters is also supported by Your One and Only.

Presenter: Sherele Moody

Producer: Dash Made Studios

To help keep this podcast on air and support this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence.

❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support

❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2

❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK

The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing:

• Support for families of femicide

• Housing for women leaving violence

• Ethical media training for journalists

• Rallies, vigils, and public awareness events

• Documentation of women and children lost to violence

If you need help:

❤️ 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732

❤️ Women’s Crisis Line – 1800 811 811

❤️ 13YARN – 13 92 76

❤️ Rainbow Helpline – 1800 497 212

❤️ Men’s Referral Service – 1300 766 491

❤️ MensLine – 1300 789 978

❤️ Lifeline (24 hours) – 13 11 14

Connect:

📱 Instagram/Facebook: sherelemoodyfemicidewatch

🐦 X (Twitter): @ShereleMoody

📘 Facebook: TheREDHEARTCampaign/

🎵 TikTok: @femicidewatchaustralia

🌐 Website: australianfemicidewatch.org

📧 Email: [email protected]

Women in Australia retire with an average 23% less retirement savings than men. That’s a real super gender gap. Our financial lives can be quite complex, however many of us don’t know who to turn to for support in a financial services industry that wasn’t built with us in mind. That’s why we created Verve a community for women, men & non-binary folk who believe in our mission of closing the super gap.

🔗 Financial Abuse – What to Look Out For

🔗 Verve Super Financial Coaching

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She wanted to control her own life - for this, he murdered her - in front of the children. Her name is Alison Doreen Perfect. She was only 39.

When they took him to jail, Alison's children were placed in the foster care system. Her daughter Donna-Leigh Perfect endured deeply traumatic violence while in care - and when the killer was released from jail, she was given an impossible choice.

Today, Donna-Leigh walks us through her Alison's far-too short life, the impact of her father's decision to kill and how the trauma of her destroyed childhood inspires her to make life better for other children.

This episode has a graphic description of murder. It also discusses domestic violence, rape and sexual violence, coercive control and femicide. It is not safe for children. 

This season of She Matters is supported by Verve Super, committed to women’s financial security and standing against violence in all its forms. She Matters is also supported by Your One and Only.

Presenter: Sherele Moody

Producer: Dash Made Studios

To help keep this podcast on air and support this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence.

❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support

❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2

❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK

The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing:

• Support for families of femicide

• Housing for women leaving violence

• Ethical media training for journalists

• Rallies, vigils, and public awareness events

• Documentation of women and children lost to violence

If you need help:

❤️ 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732

❤️ Women’s Crisis Line – 1800 811 811

❤️ 13YARN – 13 92 76

❤️ Rainbow Helpline – 1800 497 212

❤️ Men’s Referral Service – 1300 766 491

❤️ MensLine – 1300 789 978

❤️ Lifeline (24 hours) – 13 11 14

Connect:

📱 Instagram/Facebook: sherelemoodyfemicidewatch

🐦 X (Twitter): @ShereleMoody

📘 Facebook: TheREDHEARTCampaign/

🎵 TikTok: @femicidewatchaustralia

🌐 Website: australianfemicidewatch.org

📧 Email: [email protected]

Women in Australia retire with an average 23% less retirement savings than men. That’s a real super gender gap. Our financial lives can be quite complex, however many of us don’t know who to turn to for support in a financial services industry that wasn’t built with us in mind. That’s why we created Verve a community for women, men & non-binary folk who believe in our mission of closing the super gap.

🔗 Financial Abuse – What to Look Out For

🔗 Verve Super Financial Coaching

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the start of the She Matters Podcast, I interviewed Nikkita Azzopardi's brother Shaun, sister Farrah and cousin Priya. At the time, Nikkita's killer was going through the legal process. Today, I speak again to Shaun and also Nikkita's parents Mary and Edward. They have, in many ways found some solace following the death of the man who ended Nikkita's life. This is part two of Nikkita's story - I recommend listening to part one before listening to this episode. This episode does discuss domestic violence and murder, and it is not safe for children.

This season of She Matters is supported by Verve Super, committed to women’s financial security and standing against violence in all its forms. She Matters is also supported by Your One and Only.

Presenter: Sherele Moody

Producer: Dash Made Studios

To help keep this podcast on air and support this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence.

❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support

❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2

❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK

The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing:

• Support for families of femicide

• Housing for women leaving violence

• Ethical media training for journalists

• Rallies, vigils, and public awareness events

• Documentation of women and children lost to violence

If you need help:

❤️ 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732

❤️ Women’s Crisis Line – 1800 811 811

❤️ 13YARN – 13 92 76

❤️ Rainbow Helpline – 1800 497 212

❤️ Men’s Referral Service – 1300 766 491

❤️ MensLine – 1300 789 978

❤️ Lifeline (24 hours) – 13 11 14

Connect:

📱 Instagram/Facebook: sherelemoodyfemicidewatch

🐦 X (Twitter): @ShereleMoody

📘 Facebook: TheREDHEARTCampaign/

🎵 TikTok: @femicidewatchaustralia

🌐 Website: australianfemicidewatch.org

📧 Email: [email protected]

Women in Australia retire with an average 23% less retirement savings than men. That’s a real super gender gap. Our financial lives can be quite complex, however many of us don’t know who to turn to for support in a financial services industry that wasn’t built with us in mind. That’s why we created Verve a community for women, men & non-binary folk who believe in our mission of closing the super gap.

🔗 Financial Abuse – What to Look Out For

🔗 Verve Super Financial Coaching

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we are replaying Nikkita’s story because next week, Sherele sits down with her parents, Mary, Edward and her brother, Shaun, for an update. Listen to today's replay to remember Nikkita's story, share it and get ready for next week’s incredibly raw update with her family.

She lived her life to the fullest, skydiving, travelling, food, fun.

She was the glue that held her family together. On her 35th birthday, she told them about her new partner. Six months later, her dad and brother broke into their home, they found her dead.

Her name is Nikkita Azzopardi. Her brother Shaun, sister Farrah, and cousin Priya join me today to share her story.

This season of She Matters is supported by Verve Super, committed to women’s financial security and standing against violence in all its forms. She Matters is also proudly supported by Your One and Only and UNTMD Media.

Presenter: Sherele Moody

Executive Producer: Dash Made Studios

❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK

The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing:

• Support for families of femicide

• Housing for women leaving violence

• Ethical media training for journalists

• Rallies, vigils, and public awareness events

• Documentation of women and children lost to violence

To help continue this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence.

❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support

❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2

If you need help:

❤️ 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732

❤️ Women’s Crisis Line – 1800 811 811

❤️ 13YARN – 13 92 76

❤️ Rainbow Helpline – 1800 497 212

❤️ Men’s Referral Service – 1300 766 491

❤️ MensLine – 1300 789 978

❤️ Lifeline (24 hours) – 13 11 14

Connect:

📱 Instagram/Facebook: sherelemoodyfemicidewatch

🐦 X (Twitter): @ShereleMoody

📘 Facebook: TheREDHEARTCampaign/

🎵 TikTok: @femicidewatchaustralia

🌐 Website: australianfemicidewatch.org

📧 Email: [email protected]

Women in Australia retire with 23% less super than men — a real super gender gap. Our financial lives can be complex, and many of us don’t know who to turn to for support in a system not built with us in mind. That’s why Verve created a community for women, men and non-binary people who believe in closing the super gap.

🔗  Financial Abuse - What to look out for  

🔗 Verve Super Financial Coaching 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are re-releasing this episode, Kelly's sister Paula and Sherele Moody are actively fighting to secure a coronial inquest into Kelly's death. To make this happen, they need to present compelling evidence to the coroner. We are putting Kelly’s story back at the top of your feed because the truth cannot be buried. We need eyes on this case, we need voices raised, and most importantly, we need anyone with information, memories, or pieces of the puzzle to step forward.

Share this episode. Help us demand the answers and the justice that Kelly, and her family, deserve.

A man heard the violence behind the wall. He did not help her. Her sister found the single mum days later. The smell of her favourite human decaying forever lingers in her memory. Her murder warranted no more than three lines in one newspaper. Her killer still walks among us.

Her name is Kelly Williams (Duffy). She was only 31. You've never heard of her but it's not for want of trying. Kelly's sister Paula has spent the past 23 years trying to get journalists to tell her story.

Today she gets that wish.  

This is Kelly's story.

This season of She Matters is supported by Verve Super, committed to women’s financial security and standing against violence in all its forms. She Matters is also proudly supported by Your One and Only and UNTMD Media.

Presenter: Sherele Moody

Executive Producer: Dash Made Studios

❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK

The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing:

• Support for families of femicide

• Housing for women leaving violence

• Ethical media training for journalists

• Rallies, vigils, and public awareness events

• Documentation of women and children lost to violence

To help continue this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence.

❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support

❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2

If you need help:

❤️ 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732

❤️ Women’s Crisis Line – 1800 811 811

❤️ 13YARN – 13 92 76

❤️ Rainbow Helpline – 1800 497 212

❤️ Men’s Referral Service – 1300 766 491

❤️ MensLine – 1300 789 978

❤️ Lifeline (24 hours) – 13 11 14

Connect:

📱 Instagram/Facebook: sherelemoodyfemicidewatch

🐦 X (Twitter): @ShereleMoody

📘 Facebook: TheREDHEARTCampaign/

🎵 TikTok: @femicidewatchaustralia

🌐 Website: australianfemicidewatch.org

📧 Email: [email protected]

Women in Australia retire with 23% less super than men — a real super gender gap. Our financial lives can be complex, and many of us don’t know who to turn to for support in a system not built with us in mind. That’s why Verve created a community for women, men and non-binary people who believe in closing the super gap.

🔗  Financial Abuse - What to look out for  

🔗 Verve Super Financial Coaching 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a moment in her story when you understand how cold and calculating a killer can be. There's a moment in her dad's story that will madden and frustrate you. There's a moment in her sister's story when you will understand how brave and empathetic families can be in the wake of violence and murder. Her name is Jacinta Louise Bush. She was only 19. Four months after her partner ended Jacinta's life, another man killed her dad Robert. For 25 years Jacinta's sister Jonty Bush has carried their legacies forward, fighting for systemic and political change in a world where perpetrator's rights almost always trump the rights of victims. Today, Jonty explains the devastating impact of losing two of the most important people in her life and how she finds the strength to keep moving forward when the barriers to change are often complex and immovable. This episode discusses coercive control, domestic violence, suicide and murder. It is not safe for children.

This is Jacinta's story. And it is Robert's story.

This season of She Matters is supported by Verve Super, committed to women’s financial security and standing against violence in all its forms. She Matters is also proudly supported by Your One and Only and UNTMD Media.

Presenter: Sherele Moody

Executive Producer: Dash Made Studios

❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK

The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing:

• Support for families of femicide

• Housing for women leaving violence

• Ethical media training for journalists

• Rallies, vigils, and public awareness events

• Documentation of women and children lost to violence

To help continue this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence.

❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support

❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2

If you need help:

❤️ 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732

❤️ Women’s Crisis Line – 1800 811 811

❤️ 13YARN – 13 92 76

❤️ Rainbow Helpline – 1800 497 212

❤️ Men’s Referral Service – 1300 766 491

❤️ MensLine – 1300 789 978

❤️ Lifeline (24 hours) – 13 11 14

Connect:

📱 Instagram/Facebook: sherelemoodyfemicidewatch

🐦 X (Twitter): @ShereleMoody

📘 Facebook: TheREDHEARTCampaign/

🎵 TikTok: @femicidewatchaustralia

🌐 Website: australianfemicidewatch.org

📧 Email: [email protected]

Women in Australia retire with 23% less super than men — a real super gender gap. Our financial lives can be complex, and many of us don’t know who to turn to for support in a system not built with us in mind. That’s why Verve created a community for women, men and non-binary people who believe in closing the super gap.

🔗  Financial Abuse - What to look out for  

🔗 Verve Super Financial Coaching 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a moment in her story when you understand how cold and calculating a killer can be. There's a moment in her dad's story that will madden and frustrate you. There's a moment in her sister's story when you will understand how brave and empathetic families can be in the wake of violence and murder. Her name is Jacinta Louise Bush. She was only 19. Four months after her partner ended Jacinta's life, another man killed her dad Robert. For 25 years Jacinta's sister Jonty Bush has carried their legacies forward, fighting for systemic and political change in a world where perpetrator's rights almost always trump the rights of victims. Today, Jonty explains the devastating impact of losing two of the most important people in her life and how she finds the strength to keep moving forward when the barriers to change are often complex and immovable. This episode discusses coercive control, domestic violence, suicide and murder. It is not safe for children.

This is Jacinta's story. And it is Robert's story.

This season of She Matters is supported by Verve Super, committed to women’s financial security and standing against violence in all its forms. She Matters is also proudly supported by Your One and Only and UNTMD Media.

Presenter: Sherele Moody

Executive Producer: Dash Made Studios

❤️ SUPPORT MY WORK

The RED HEART Campaign and Australian Femicide Watch are unfunded initiatives providing:

• Support for families of femicide

• Housing for women leaving violence

• Ethical media training for journalists

• Rallies, vigils, and public awareness events

• Documentation of women and children lost to violence

To help continue this vital work, please donate or buy a RED HEART t-shirt - 100% of proceeds fund efforts to save lives and end violence.

❤️ Donate: australianfemicidewatch.org/support

❤️ Shop: australianfemicidewatch.org/shop-2

If you need help:

❤️ 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732

❤️ Women’s Crisis Line – 1800 811 811

❤️ 13YARN – 13 92 76

❤️ Rainbow Helpline – 1800 497 212

❤️ Men’s Referral Service – 1300 766 491

❤️ MensLine – 1300 789 978

❤️ Lifeline (24 hours) – 13 11 14

Connect:

📱 Instagram/Facebook: sherelemoodyfemicidewatch

🐦 X (Twitter): @ShereleMoody

📘 Facebook: TheREDHEARTCampaign/

🎵 TikTok: @femicidewatchaustralia

🌐 Website: australianfemicidewatch.org

📧 Email: [email protected]

Women in Australia retire with 23% less super than men — a real super gender gap. Our financial lives can be complex, and many of us don’t know who to turn to for support in a system not built with us in mind. That’s why Verve created a community for women, men and non-binary people who believe in closing the super gap.

🔗  Financial Abuse - What to look out for  

🔗 Verve Super Financial Coaching 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.