Sarah's Inn Podcast

As part of Domestic Violence Action Month, Sarah's Inn is highlighting Traumatic Brain Injury within intimate partner violence.  Sarah's Inn Community Educator Julia sits down with Dorothy Kozlowski, PhD to have a conversation about her TBI research and how TBI can show up in survivors of domestic violence. 

Join Sarah's Inn Community Educator, Julia, as she has a conversation with Prevention Educators Maggie and Carolina on going back to school and how to navigate new relationships. 

Buscar y mantener una vivienda estable puede ser especialmente difícil para las personas que han pasado por la violencia doméstica. Además, los programas de vivienda que existen pueden ser muy complicados. Asesora comunitaria Evelyn habla con Aniela sobre unas opciones de vivienda, incluso el sistema de entrada coordinada y cómo apoyamos a las personas que necesitan ayuda con el proceso aquí en Sarah's Inn.

Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to recognize, uplift, and celebrate LGBTQ+ folks. Despite decades of activism and hard-fought victories, we still live in a time where LGBTQ+ people experience discrimination and harm across all levels of society. Join Maggie and Carolina as they discuss queer pop culture icons, social media, music, and tv shows and why queer representation matters. 

Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to recognize, uplift, and celebrate LGBTQ+ folks. Despite decades of activism and hard-fought victories, we still live in a time where LGBTQ+ people experience discrimination and harm across all levels of society. Join Aniela and Michael as they discuss how domestic violence can play out and have different implications for survivors of diverse genders and sexual orientations, particularly if they experience barriers to safety and support due to oppression.

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This April, Mariam Ideis from the Sarah's Inn Training & Education team had the opportunity to sit down with Ricky Houston of A Call to Men to discuss how we can engage men and boys in the conversation to end gender-based violence. Ricky shared his insight as to how to end the cycle of violence and work to break the man box.

Join Sarah's Inn's Community Educator, Julia, as she talks with Jasmine, the Sarah's Inn Housing Advocate, about the coordinated entry process for housing and the different ways that Sarah's Inn helps support clients that are need of more stable housing.

Sarah's Inn Prevention Team Interns, Lena and Colleen, talked with Sarah's Inn Youth Committee members to share what love means to them.  February was Teen Dating Violence Action Month and the 2023 theme was "Love is Learned". 

Each December, Sarah’s Inn clients have the opportunity to “shop” for holiday presents for their children at the annual Sarah’s Inn Holiday Gift Event! This year, we hope to provide gifts for over 300 children and teens impacted by domestic violence. In this episode of the Sarah's Inn podcast, Sarah's Inn Community Educator, Julia speaks to Mariam, the Volunteer and In-Kind Donation Coordinator, and Liz, the Advocacy and Community Partner Supervisor, about their experiences with this annual holiday event.

How you can help:

• Donate new and unwrapped toys and books (either from the wish list or the ideas below)
• Organize a toy drive at your office, church, on your block, or at your book club
• Spread the word! Share information about the Holiday Gift Project with friends and neighbors

Carolina, educadora de Prevención de Sarah's Inn, habla con Andrea, la defensora legal de Sarah's Inn, y Karina, la consejera de niños y familias de Sarah's Inn. Estarán respondiendo preguntas que hicieron nuestros oyentes. 

Sarah's Inn Community Educator, Julia, talks to Fabi, a Sarah's Inn Legal Advocate, and Michael, the Sarah's Inn Child & Family Counseling Supervisor, to answer some of the questions that are frequently come up about Sarah's Inn's Advocacy & Counseling services. 

Sarah's Inn Prevention Educator, Jentl, asks Sarah’s Inn team members for dating advice for today’s teen and how dating has changed for them. They also discuss healthy relationships and red flags to look out for.

How do we hold space for trauma across programs?

Lau and Rebekah join Aniela for a discussion about how trauma shows up in their work. Lau is the supervisor to counselors of victims of domestic violence and Rebekah works with perpetrators. Together, they have a round discussion table about how trauma shows up across both programs. They also talk about the importance of being trauma-informed and how they handle trauma on a regular basis with their clients.

¿Cómo los padres pueden apoyar y cuidar a sus hijos?

Para el episodio de este mes, Lau y Lidia hablan sobre un aspecto muy importante de ser padre de familia: Cuidado, apoyo y protección de sus hijos. Los padres tienen la capacidad de fortalecer, nutrir y cuidar la relación con sus hijos. Ser un padre afectuoso significa continuar construyendo una relación amorosa con su hijo y crear una base positiva que le permita crecer y convertirse en un adulto saludable y feliz, independientemente de las dificultades.

Identifican y explican 8 formas en que los padres pueden cuidar, apoyar y proteger a sus a sus hijos. Estas están tomadas de la rueda de la crianza de los niños desarrollada por el modelo de Duluth, que sirve para comprender la violencia de pareja íntima.

How can parents support and nurture children? 

Sarah's Inn counselors, Lau and Lidia, talk about a very important aspect of parenting: supporting, caring for, and protecting their children. Parents have the ability to strengthen and nurture their relationship with their children, and this can help children to grow into healthy and happy adults who are able to overcome challenges.

They'll identify and explain 8 ways parents can nurture, support, and create safety for their child/children. These are taken from the Nurturing Children Wheel. This wheel was originally developed through the Duluth Model to help support children exposed to domestic violence, but these tips can be helpful for any parent or family!

¡Mantén la conversación! 10 mitos y realidades sobre el abuso en los noviazgos de los adolescentes.

El mes de febrero es el mes de hablar del abuso en los noviazgos de los adolescentes. Carolina, educadora de Prevención, explica los 10 principales mitos y realidades sobre las citas entre adolescentes.

February is Teen Dating Violence Action Month. One action that we can all take this month is to start talking about dating, whether those be conversations about what we look for in a relationship, what our boundaries are, or the examples of dating we see in the media. For this episode, the Sarah's Inn Prevention Team met up for a roundtable discussion about what they wish they knew when they were teens about dating. They also share tips they have for teens navigating the dating world in the present. Whether you are a teen yourself, a parent of a teen,someone who works with youth, or you are simply curious, this episode has something for you.

To get more involved this Teen Dating Violence Action Month, see below!

Hablamos de qué podemos hacer si conocemos a alguien que está pasando por violencia doméstica con 5 consejos sencillos.

Sarah's Inn Intervention Counselor, Rebekah, will talk about her work facilitating the Partner Abuse Intervention Program (PAIP) groups. Rebekah will explain how the program supports participants in choosing nonviolent behaviors and breaks down common misconceptions about this important work.