In this "Reflections" episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the women and technology - Episode 57: Nicole Lazzaro on gender and women in technology , Episode 58: LeBaron Meyers on #NotMe as a mobile solution to workplace misconduct , and Episode 59: #SurvivorStories series with “Ashley” on the dangers of technology–cyberstalking and surveillance . Teri and Michael co-host the en(gender)ed reflections episodes which serve to help curate a series of past episodes, usually around a s...
Sep 05, 2019•49 min•Ep. 65
In this "Reflections" episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the gender and international feminism - Episode 53: Seth Shelden on his work for Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN and disarmament , Episode 54: Damien Mander on the Akashinga or “the Brave Ones”–an all female anti-poaching unit , and Episode 55: Leta Hong Fincher on Chinese feminists and their importance to #MeToo and international women’s rights . Teri and Michael co-host the en(gender)ed reflections episodes which serve to...
Aug 22, 2019•37 min•Ep. 64
Our guest today is James Powell, a social worker and practicing therapist at Jason Walter and Associates . James believes that healing and self-actualization result from a life-long commitment to self-reflection—the constant pursuit of increasing congruency between one’s values and behavior. Her psychotherapeutic practice is rooted in Buddhism, 12-step philosophy, shamanic spirituality, humanistic psychology, and psychodynamic theory. James works with clients who have experienced loss, interpers...
Aug 15, 2019•59 min•Ep. 63
** Please note that this episode contains some explicit descriptions of child sexual abuse .** On this episode of en(gender)ed #SurvivorStories series, our guest is Hunter Maxwell, a survivor of childhood domestic violence and child sexual assault. As a child, he witnessed his mother in several abusive relationships and he himself was sexually abused by an older child in the neighborhood. Hunter speaks with us today about how both of these experiences have shaped him, his relationships,his choic...
Aug 08, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 62
** Please note that this episode contains some explicit descriptions of child sexual abuse .** On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Kathy Picard, a childhood sexual abuse survivor, author of the book, “ Life with My Idiot Family: A True Story of Survival, Courage and Justice Over Childhood Sexual Abuse ” and advocate for Massachusetts’ reform in extending their criminal and civil statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse. Kathy is here with us today to speak about the wa...
Aug 01, 2019•56 min•Ep. 61
** Please note that this episode contains some explicit descriptions of child sexual abuse .** On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Gary Greenberg , childhood sexual abuse survivor, activist and founder of the Fighting for Children PAC , also known as Protect NY Kids , which was pivotal in helping NYS pass Child Victims Act legislation in 2019 that extended the Statute of Limitations for child sexual abuse, in both civil and criminal cases. Gary is here to speak with us about his experi...
Jul 25, 2019•58 min•Ep. 60
On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is “Ashley” a survivor of intimate partner violence and coercive control and a protective mom. Ashley is here to speak with us today about the dangers of technology in domestic violence. In particular, Ashley believes that her husband, from whom she is currently separated, had been cyberstalking her through her computer, We address the impact the surveillance has had on her and review her Order of Protection court proceedings to examine the ways...
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 59
Our guest today is LeBaron Meyers, President & Chief Business Officer of #NotMe , the first mobile solution to offer a transparent, safe, and simple way to report workplace misconduct. The company’s mission is to bridge the gap between employer and employee by empowering everyone to report and address workplace misconduct they’ve experienced or witnessed,with the eventual goal of prevention. LeBaron speaks with us today about #NotMe, workplace harassment and discrimination, and how her compa...
Jul 11, 2019•56 min•Ep. 58
On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Nicole Lazzaro , founder and President of XEODesign, Inc. , As a veteran of the video gaming industry, Nicole leverages her twenty years expertise in Play Experience Design to help companies such as Disney, Lucas Arts, EA Electronic Arts, build memorable and entertaining experiences for their players/customers. Nicole is widely recognized as one of the top women working in video games and a leading figure in mobile and social games, considered one of...
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 57
In this "Reflections" episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the criminal justice system - Episode 47: Dorchen Leidholdt on incarcerated women and survivors of gender-based violence , Episode 48: Dawn Elizabeth Wilcox of Women Count USA on femicide as a national crisis , Episode 49: Rachel Louise Snyder on “No Visible Bruises” and domestic violence as intimate partner terrorism , and Episode 50: Richie Reseda on teaching feminism to reduce recidivism . Teri and Michael co-host the ...
Jun 27, 2019•47 min•Ep. 56
On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Leta Hong Fincher , journalist, scholar and author of the books, Leftover Women and Betraying Big Brother . Through these books, Leta chronicles the ways in which China’s post economic reforms of the 1990s led to a state drive to incentivize marriage and its subsequent awakening of China’s urban, educated women. We speak with Leta about the struggles the Feminist Five and other leading Chinese activists have faced in “betraying Big Brother” and why a...
Jun 20, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 55
Our guest today is Damien Mander, an anti-poaching activist and founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) , a direct action law enforcement organization bringing military solutions to conservation. As a former Australian Royal Navy Clearance Diver and Special Operations military sniper, Damien advocated the use of military equipment and tactics for the purpose of protecting animals from poaching. After learning about poaching in Southern Africa and the criminal networks that u...
Jun 13, 2019•48 min•Ep. 54
This episode of the en(gender)ed podcast was taped live at the NYU College of Global Public Health in association with the Community Preparedness and Response Group at NYU and is the first in our series of international feminism. Seth Shelden is an attorney , and law professor, an activist, and a performer. He also currently is the United Nations Liaison for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 , and Seth was in Oslo to be part of t...
Jun 06, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 53
In celebration of en(gender)ed one year anniversary, we are releasing this bonus episode where we ask former guests and other friends of the show, "What Does Freedom Mean to You?" Take a listen for a road map on how we can get there. --- Thanks for tuning in to the en(gender)ed podcast! Be sure to check out our en(gender)ed site and follow our blog on Medium . Consider donating because your support is what makes this work sustainable. Please also connect with us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebo...
May 31, 2019•8 min•Ep. 52
In this "Reflections" episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on body literacy - Episode 42: Amanda Laird on menstrual equity as a human right , Episode 43: Professor Spring Cooper on the importance of sexual health and agency , , Episode 44: Georgie Barden on fertility literacy as a form of reproductive choice and freedom , and Episode 45: Nicole Perry on being a feminist therapist. Teri and Michael co-host the en(gender)ed reflections episodes which serve to help curate a series of p...
May 30, 2019•54 min•Ep. 51
On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Richie Reseda, also known as Richard Edmond-Vargas, an artist, activist, and entrepreneur. Richie was formerly incarcerated and his experiences were featured in the CNN documentary, The Feminist on Cellblock Y . In the film, Richie is depicted using the texts of black feminist, bell hooks , to lead group lessons on patriarchy and toxic masculinity. Richie’s work came out of a collaboration with Charles Berry which started in 2013 to educate other inc...
May 23, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 50
On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Rachel Louise Snyder , an Associate Professor of Literature at American University and the author of Fugitive Denim , What We’ve Lost is Nothing and the recently released, No Visible Bruises . We speak with Rachel today about her book and experience as a journalist and her coverage of the people, practices, and policies that are deftly portrayed in No Visible Bruises , shining a light on the epidemic of domestic violence and the ways in which our sys...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 49
On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Dawn Elizabeth Wilcox , a domestic violence survivor, activist and educator. Dawn has been working as a registered nurse for 23 years and runs Women Count USA , a national database that compiles data on femicides in the United States. Dawn began this project in 2017 out of her home in Plano, Texas, and has collected more than 2,500 names over the past 2 years. Our conversation with Dawn will cover the urgency of femicide and violence against women as...
May 09, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 48
Today’s guest is Dorchen Leidholdt, the Legal Director of the NYC domestic violence agency, Sanctuary for Families . In her main role, Dorchen heads the agency’s legal services for survivors of gender-based violence, including providing support for obtaining orders of protection, immigration, sex trafficking. In addition to this important work, Dorchen also leads the “ Incarcerated Gender Violence Survivors Initiative ” a collaboration among legal and social service agencies, law firms, advocacy...
May 02, 2019•51 min•Ep. 47
In this "Reflections" episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on Episodes on systemic responses to trauma in domestic violence - Episode 38: Dr. Tanja Jovanovic on how witnessing abuse is just as bad for children as being abused , Episode 39: Trauma therapist Julia Hochstadt on working with survivors of abuse and violence , and Episode 40: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett on domestic violence, trauma, breastfeeding, mothering and their intersection . Teri and Michael co-host the en(gender)ed reflections e...
Apr 25, 2019•46 min•Ep. 46
On this episode of engendered, our guest is Nicole Perry , a Registered psychologist with a practice in Edmonton, Canada. For the past ten years, she has worked with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and uses an approach called Somatic Experiencing, a body-based therapy, for healing trauma. She is known for her work as a “feminist counselor” and helps her clients work on setting boundaries, seeing problems within their context and making healthier decisions in their lives. We spe...
Apr 18, 2019•52 min•Ep. 45
On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Georgie Barden, a 20 year veteran of the biopharma industry consultant specializing in process organization, change management. Georgie started Fertility 4 me in 2019 in response to her eight and a half year struggle with infertility and her passion to fix broken processes. Our conversation with Georgie rounds out our first series on body literacy and addresses the importance of understanding one's fertility as a form of women’s empowerment and repro...
Apr 11, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 44
Our guest today is Professor Spring Cooper , a social researcher with academic expertise in public health, health promotion, sexuality. Professor Cooper’s PhD focused on the sexual health education implications of menstrual attitudes and knowledge among women of varying socio-economic status in the United States. Her current research interests are in adolescent sexual health, adolescent and online and offline social networks, health promotion, health communication and prevention of diseases thro...
Apr 04, 2019•43 min•Ep. 43
On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Amanda Laird, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist™ and host of the Heavy Flow Podcast – a weekly podcast dedicated to periods, reproductive health and other taboo health and wellness topics. Amanda is also the author of Heavy Flow: Breaking the Curse of Menstruation . We will be speaking with Amanda today about her podcast and book and how casting our current policy responses to menstruation as human rights violations, and an essential part of our eff...
Mar 28, 2019•53 min•Ep. 42
In this "Reflections" episode, Teri & Michael reflect back on the past six #SurvivorStories - Episode 30, with Anita Gera and the misuse of the Hague Convention to harm children , Episode 31, with "Caitlin" and the danger of shared parenting with an abuser , Episode 32, with Lana and her "Sophie's Choice" to protect her daughter from CSA , Episode 35, with Maria Santiago on the impact of childhood domestic violence , Episode 36 with Ashley Bendiksen on healing through advocacy , and Episode ...
Mar 21, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 41
Our guest today is Kathleen Kendall-Tackett , a health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Owner & Editor-in-Chief of Praeclarus Press , a small press specializing in women's health. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is Editor-in-Chief of two peer-reviewed journals: Clinical Lactation and Psychological Trauma . She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and a memb...
Mar 14, 2019•47 min•Ep. 40
Our guest today is Julia Hochstadt , a therapist with over twenty years of expertise in working with victims of crime, trauma and interpersonal violence, including child abuse, rape and sexual assault and domestic violence. Before working in private practice, Julia led New York Presbyterian’s Victim Intervention Program (VIP) providing acute emergency room support, counseling, and case management services to crime and trauma victims and their families. She also worked at The Sexual Assault and V...
Mar 07, 2019•53 min•Ep. 39
On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Dr. Tanja Jovanovic , Director of the Grady Trauma Project and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University. Dr. Jovanovic’s current research program focuses on the Interaction of traumatic experiences, neurophysiology, neuroendocrinology, and genetic risk factors in mentor disorders in adults and children in high-risk populations. We will be speaking to Dr. Jovanovic about her work and its applicati...
Feb 28, 2019•49 min•Ep. 38
On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Sarah Strong, a protective parent and survivor of domestic violence and coercive control, a fitness instructor, a power lifter, and a health advocate. Sarah talks about her whirlwind romance with her ex-husband whom she met in March 2016, married three months later in June 2016, and divorced in early 2018. Today, Sarah shares with us her story of how her appeals for help from the courts and the military during her marriage and divorce has tra...
Feb 21, 2019•48 min•Ep. 37
On today’s show, our guest is Ashley Bendiksen , a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault who has transformed her experience to become a vocal advocate, activist and public speaker on issues related to ending gender-based violence. Her work centers on reaching youth and helping empower them to engage in self-discovery and end abuse. Ashley speaks with us about her experiences as a survivor and how she has used those experiences to engage advocacy groups, first responders and other prof...
Feb 14, 2019•53 min•Ep. 36
