Ep#18: Domestic Violence Awareness - A call for help

<p>Welcome to the Bright N Fit podcast!</p> <p>Today is Ep#18: Domestic Violence Awareness &nbsp;- A call for help.&nbsp;</p> <p>This episode was inspired by several podcasts such as 'After Dark' where he speaks with Maheen from <a href="//www.thisviolenceisnotatragedy.com">www.thisviolenceisnotatragedy.com</a> based in the UK, also by 'Interventions in Domestic Violence' podcast Ep 15 "working with female domestic violence perpetrators" with Dr. David Wexler. By Tony Porter, advocate of the 'A Call to men' <a href="https://www.thehotline.org/">https://www.acalltomen.org/about/team/tony-porter/</a>, the story of "Lori", the show 'MAID' on Netflix, NBC news special edition 'Dateline', the story of Lauren McCluskey "She did everything right" <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/full-episode-she-did-everything-right-82536005853">https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/full-episode-she-did-everything-right-82536005853</a> and Hollywood movies such as "Enough" with Jennifer Lopez, all of these have a common denominator: Domestic Violence.</p> <p>In this episode I speak about Domestic Violence, Tony Porter's 'the collective socialization of men' concept, as well as valuable information from <a href="https://www.thehotline.org/">https://www.thehotline.org/</a> on Abuse and Domestic Violence such as:</p> <ul> <li>What is Abuse?&nbsp;</li> <li>Recognizing the signs of Abuse</li> <li>Power &amp; Control: Break Free from abuse</li> <li>The Power &amp; Control Wheel</li> <li>Common Signs of Abusive Behavior</li> <li>Get help!&nbsp;</li> <li>Create a Safety Plan</li> </ul> <p>This is information is shared from public sources, and not intended to provide professional advice. If you are in immediate dangerous, call 911, contact the local authorities, and please be safe.</p> <p>Picture credit: <a href="https://www.upr.org/post/survey-about-1-5-utah-women-experience-domestic-violence#stream/0">https://www.upr.org/post/survey-about-1-5-utah-women-experience-domestic-violence#stream/0</a></p> <p>Don't forget t