The Deep by Zoe Marshall

Today we hear from Molly. It’s an intense heart wrenching interview- Molly has her two little girls to her ex partner. She met a man, fell in love and felt like her family was complete. Then one night she was blind sided by the worst thing that could ever happen to your children
Content warning: This episode discusses child sexual abuse. For support please check out the following resources.

• Act For Kids to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect www.actforkids.com.au
• Blue Knot Foundation for female adult survivors of child sexual abuse. 1300 657380 or www.blueknot.org.au
• Samsn for male adult survivors of child sexual abuse. 1800 472676 or [email protected]
• Only For Me by Michelle Derrig www.onlyforme.com.au

Names and images have been changed for privacy reasons.
Credits:

• Joanne Helder - Producer
• Caleb Jacobs - Music
• AJ Davis - Comms Manager

Please DM us your thoughts and burning questions to @whatsthedeep or head to zoemarshall.com/thedeep.
The Deep is a place for you. If you love it please subscribe and leave us a rating or comment if that tickles your fancy.
The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

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We’ve all heard of swingers right? What do they actually do? Who are they? My immediate thought is of the cliché - keys in the bowl middle-aged couples now empty nesters, looking for something to enhance the next stage of life. But is this cliché true? What are the rules, what are the boundaries and what’s the reality of being a swinger?
Follow Jess and Lawrence on Instagram @oursecretspot and visit their website oursecretspot.com.au.
Credits:

• Joanne Helder - Producer
• Caleb Jacobs - Music
• AJ Davis - Comms Manager

Please DM us your thoughts and burning questions to @whatsthedeep or head to zoemarshall.com/thedeep.
The Deep is a place for you. If you love it please subscribe and leave us a rating or comment if that tickles your fancy.
The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

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

Endometriosis affects more than 11% of Australian women. I am one of them. Told I could never have children.
Today we speak to another endo warrior. You might know her as reality star Erin from Love Island and I'm a Celebrity Get me Out of Here. But what you don't know is that her body is riddled with the disease. She's had her 16th surgery and lives with chronic pain.
Follow Erin on Instagram @erin.alysha.
For endometriosis support visit:

• www.endometriosisaustralia.org
• www.qendo.org.au

Credits:

• Joanne Helder - Producer
• Caleb Jacobs - Music
• AJ Davis - Comms Manager

Please DM us your thoughts and burning questions to @whatsthedeep or head to zoemarshall.com/thedeep.
The Deep is a place for you. If you love it please subscribe and leave us a rating or comment if that tickles your fancy.
The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

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

Today we are going to hear a complex story of a really toxic love triangle that is fuelled by violence and fear. It's a story that belongs in a Hollywood film, a story of manipulation and at its core is brutal domestic violence.
Content warning: This episode contains explicit depictions of domestic violence. For assistance please call 1800 Respect.
Credits:

• Joanne Helder - Producer
• Caleb Jacobs - Music
• AJ Davis - Comms Manager

Please DM us your thoughts and burning questions to @whatsthedeep or head to zoemarshall.com/thedeep.
The Deep is a place for you. If you love it please subscribe and leave us a rating or comment if that tickles your fancy.
The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

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

The birth of your first child is miraculous, its a moment in time that you will never forget.
But what happens if you find out 4 weeks before birth that your child is intersex. You may be thinking right now what does that even mean?In hospital and society we are put in to boxes. When we are born the doctors tick girl or boy- but for many people this isn't the case.
This is one mothers story of her experience. It will differ to others in the intersex community or other intersex parents. I ask you to listen to this story as one of many - as always with an open heart and mind.
Credits:

• Joanne Helder - Producer
• Caleb Jacobs - Music
• AJ Davis - Comms Manager

Please DM us your thoughts and burning questions to @whatsthedeep or head to zoemarshall.com/thedeep.
The Deep is a place for you. If you love it please subscribe and leave us a rating or comment if that tickles your fancy.
The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

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

Infertility is one of the most challenging things a woman can go through. I’ve been there. My friend Keira and I have been friends for some time and when I became pregnant recently I was incredibly nervous to tell her. Would it change our friendship? Would she be triggered? I knew how jealous I was as friends fell pregnant around me when I was trying so hard to conceive.
Keira has a tremendous story of her own, she is brutally honest about her experiences and I thought it could be helpful for other women.This is more of a conversation between two friends rather than an interview- around infertility, pregnancy loss and miracles.
You can follow Keira on Instagram: @krumble
Content warning: The episode discusses infertility and pregnancy loss. Support services are listed below

• Pink Elephants www.pinkelephants.org.au
• SANDS www.sands.org.au or 1300 072 637

Credits:

• Joanne Helder - Producer
• Caleb Jacobs - Music
• AJ Davis - Comms Manager

Please DM us your thoughts and burning questions to @whatsthedeep or head to zoemarshall.com/thedeep.
The Deep is a place for you. If you love it please subscribe and leave us a rating or comment if that tickles your fancy.
The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

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

Are you a slut? Do you know any? What do you think when I say that word? Dirty, sexy, degrading? Can men be sluts? Would you see them the same way?
Nadia Bokody - is ready to reclaim the word. To reframe what slut means to us all. Today we look at female empowerment through our sexuality and Nadia is passionate we change the way we see ourselves, our bodies and our sex. This is the realest sex talk you will hear in a long time.
Follow Nadia on Instagram: @NadiaBokody
Credits:

• Joanne Helder - Producer
• Caleb Jacobs - Music
• AJ Davis - Comms Manager

Please DM us your thoughts and burning questions to @whatsthedeep or head to zoemarshall.com/thedeep.
The Deep is a place for you. If you love it please subscribe and leave us a rating or comment if that tickles your fancy.
The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

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

Post natal depression - we hear this term a lot. 1 in 5 women will experience it post birth.
But what if it was extreme, on the very other end of the spectrum? What if your mental health deteriorated so quickly and dangerously your life and your newborn was at risk of harm or worse? What if you needed to be institutionalized for years, given ECT treatments and every drug imaginable to try and help?
This wasn't a "what if" for Taryn, this is her story.
Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of post natal depression, self harm and suicide. For assistance, resources are listed below.

• Gidget Foundation: 1300 851 758 or gidgetfoundation.org.au
• PANDA: 1300 726 306 or www.panda.org.au
• Lifeline: 13 11 14 or www.lifeline.org.au

Credits:

• Joanne Helder - Producer
• Caleb Jacobs - Music
• AJ Davis - Comms Manager

Please DM us your thoughts and burning questions to @whatsthedeep or head to zoemarshall.com/thedeep.
The Deep is a place for you. If you love it please subscribe and leave us a rating or comment if that tickles your fancy.
The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

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

Cathy is the epitome of an Aussie battler. She has overcome very difficult odds. She is a survivor. Cathy reached out to me to share her story and how it had been partially covered in a documentary called “Ghost Hunter”. She said there was a lot more to the story and today she shares that with us.
Cathy endured sexual trauma as a child, she survived things no one should ever experience.
Note: some names have been edited for privacy reasons.
Content warning: This episode discusses child sexual abuse, rape, drugs and suicide. For support please check out the following resources:

• Act For Kids to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect www.actforkids.com.au
• Blue Knot Foundation for female adult survivors of child sexual abuse. 1300 657380 or www.blueknot.org.au
• Samsn for male adult survivors of child sexual abuse. 1800 472676 or [email protected]
• The rhyming book Zoe mentioned is Only For Me by Michelle Derrig www.onlyforme.com.au
• Lifeline 13 11 14 or www.lifeline.org.au
• National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline 1800 250 015

Credits:

• Joanne Helder - Producer
• Caleb Jacobs - Music
• AJ Davis - Comms Manager

Please DM us your thoughts and burning questions to @whatsthedeep or head to zoemarshall.com/thedeep.
The Deep is a place for you. If you love it please subscribe and leave us a rating or comment if that tickles your fancy.
The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

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

The Deep acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
I grew up being taught to sing the Australian anthem with pride. To celebrate Australia Day with a bbq and drinks! But only in the past few years have I understood what Australia Day aka Invasion Day really means for our First Nations people. I’m confused how we can ignore how painful this day is for so many. I’m disappointed at how little people know or care. So I needed to dedicate an episode to this day with a brilliant woman by the name of AJ, who is passionate about deconstructing Australia Day.
You can follow AJ on Instagram @8983aj and join her course by visiting aliciajohnson.podia.com.
Credits:

• Joanne Helder - Producer
• Caleb Jacobs - Music
• AJ Davis - Comms Manager

Please DM us your thoughts and burning questions to @whatsthedeep or head to zoemarshall.com/thedeep.
The Deep is a place for you. If you love it please subscribe and leave us a rating or comment if that tickles your fancy.

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