Podcasts

Check out podcast episodes from Stuff Your Mom Never Told You, Ladies Who Lunch, and Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations and more. The episodes include topics about intimate partner violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, stalking, and sexual harassment. Included at the end of the list are podcasts with content that is always geared towards self-care, therapy, surviving abuse, and ending human trafficking.

Some individuals may find any of these podcasts to be triggering. If you feel the need to call a hotline, we encourage you to do so. The National Domestic Violence Hotline can be reached 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233. The National Sexual Assault Hotline can be reached 24/7 at 1-800-656-4673 (or you can chat with them online here). The National Human Trafficking Hotline can be reached 24/7 at 1-888-373-7888 (you can chat with them online here; or text HELP to 233733). The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255 (or you can chat with them online here).

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Intimate Partner Violence

Why We Should Talk About Dating Violence
Domestic Violence in Our House (trigger warning: description of a sexual assault)
Domestic Violence 101

Sexual Violence

Classic Episode: A Brief History Of Rape
Classic Episode: Does Rape Culture Exist?
What Is A Rape Kit? (trigger warning: descriptions of assault and immediate aftermath)
Campus Sexual Assault and Title IX
Larry Nassar’s Crimes
#MeToo
Aziz Ansari, #MeToo, and the Media
#MeToo 2: Louis CK Edition
Terry Crews and the Men of #MeToo

Human Trafficking

Here’s Why You’re Seeing Cyntoia Brown’s Tragic Story Everywhere
Is Sex Slavery A Growing Problem?
Why Are More People Enslaved Than Ever Before?

Stalking

Can’t Hardly Wait To Talk About Stalking

Sexual Harassment

The Legal History of Sexual Harassment
The Anita Hill Effect
Classic Episode: Is Catcalling Harassment?
Will #TimesUp Help Curb Sexual Harassment?

Emotional Abuse

Gaslighting 101

Other

Classic Episode: The Revenge Porn Wars
Slut-Shaming 101

Ladies Who Lunch by Ingrid Nilsen & Cat Valdes

Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment in Hollywood and Beyond

Self-Care

Trying Out Therapy
Releasing Resentment Towards Ourselves

Other

When People You Love Are Sexist
Protection Against Toxic People

Black Girls Heal

#12: When Trauma Shuts You Down in Relationships
#24: Trauma Bonds

Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations by Oprah

Sexual Harassment

Reese Witherspoon: It’s About Time

Self-Care

Salma Hayek Pinault: Making Peace with Yourself
Cheryl Strayed: Brave Enough
When Does Self Care Become Selfish?

Other

Glennon Doyle: The Power of Embracing Your Messy Beautiful Life
Selma Hayek Pinault: More To Say About Harvey Weinstein, Aging, and Gratitude

Therapy for Black Girls

Healthy Relationships

Session 14: What are Boundaries and Why Do I Need Them?
Session 15: Healthy Relationships Need Effective Communication
Session 30: Red Flags in Relationships
Session 86: The Gift of Boundaries

Interpersonal Violence (SA/DV)

Session 18: Healing After A Sexual Assault
Session 63: Healing After Childhood Sexual Abuse
Session 90: What Every Parent Should Know About Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse
Session 113: Recognizing and Managing Trauma
Session 129: What You Need to Know About Domestic Violence

Other