Silence Hides Violence, Let’s Talk About It-A DV Podcast

In this Domestic Violence Awareness Month episode, we sit down to talk about advocacy and support for survivors and those who walk alongside them with a special guest, Jill Psota, the executive director of Lorain County Safe Harbor.

In this episode Cara sits down with the Executive Director of Lorain County Safe Harbor, Jill Psota, to discuss domestic violence, and to talk about Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 

In this episode, we sit down with a special guest, Sonia Ferencik, to talk about the power of advocacy with a focus on educating year round, how to respond to survivors experiencing barriers while promoting their autonomy and safety. We dive into what Domestic Violence Awareness Month is, and how different groups and organizations highlight survivors and the lives lost through the month.

In this episode Cara sits down to talk with Inez and Ahna, from Lorain County Safe Harbor's Aftercare, Transitions, and Supports department, discussing the work of helping survivors find healing through trauma, supports in rebuilding their lives, and ways in which communities can support the work that is being done alongside survivors.

In this episode we sit down and talk with Kate our summer intern for 2025. Cara and Kate discuss the work of connecting survivors and their families to resources, and all the joyous work of empowering survivors and their children.

In this episode of Silence Hides Violence, we talk with the legal advocacy team at Lorain County Safe Harbor, about the work of legal advocacy, walking alongside survivors as they navigate the courts. They discuss the difference between legal advocates and lawyers, and offer insight for anyone experiencing domestic violence. 

TW: Sexual Assault is discussed during this episode.

In this episode we sit down with Nathan Dohanos, pre-trial assessment officer for Lorain County Probate Court, to discuss the often misunderstood aspects of human trafficking. Nathan is also a leader of the Lorain County Domestic Violence & Human Trafficking Task Force.

In this episode we sat down with the M.A.P. (Men's Antiviolence Program) coordinator to discuss the work of batterer's intervention programs.

In this episode of Silence Hides Violence, we sit down with two of the facilitators of the Men's Anti-violence Program, to discuss masculinity, socialization and interpersonal violence, specifically intimate partner violence.