Some Shocking Truths About Domestic Violence – Enough is Enough!

25% of women face domestic violence. Patricia Gordon Stevens shows how to help. This podcast discusses domestic violence. Many of us are enraged, shocked, and paralysed by the unfolding information from the JE files.

 Many of us are also dismayed at the continuing epidemic of domestic violence and murder-by-partner. Sit this one out if you need to.

What do we do? How can we help change things? We can learn how to be an ally in our own communities and circles better.

“Outrage and sadness must be used as springboards for action; I truly believe it…” Alexx Stuart

Alexx Stuart, the founder of the Low Tox movement, is joined by counsellor and author Patricia Gordon Stevens to talk about domestic and partner violence — a subject too often minimised, despite affecting 25% of women in some of the world’s wealthiest countries. They explore why silence and discomfort only deepen the harm, and why education, community, and care matter so deeply. In this conversation, their conversation covers:

• Why the moment a woman chooses to leave is often the most dangerous time
• How coercive control can appear long before physical violence does
• The subtle red flags friends, families, and colleagues can look for
• How to ask caring, non-judgmental questions that keep the connection open
• Why Patricia chose fiction (Madness in Memphis) to build empathy that leads to action
• The role men can play in calling out harmful behaviour and changing culture locally

This episode is confronting, but it’s also hopeful. Change doesn’t start with grand gestures — it starts with noticing, staying connected, and showing up for the women in our lives. I hope you find it useful and helpful as I did,

Alexx, your host.