Need to leave quickly? Tap Quick Exit at the top of the screen and this page is replaced right away. On a keyboard, press Esc.
How to browse safelyA podcast from In Safe Company
In this series, SISTERs (Survivors In Service To Extend Resiliency) tell their stories of surviving domestic violence. SISTERs Stories offers a glimpse into their lives, beyond the stigma, myths and assumptions about survivors, and centers their strengths, resiliency, wisdom and varied paths to healing.
Newest episode
This episode includes a survivor talking about abuse. Listen at your own pace, and pause whenever you need to.
A conversation from Season 3 of SISTERs Stories. Episode page: Season 3, Episode 3
[Rebuilding after domestic violence] brought out the best in me. It gave me an awareness of who I am and it gave me the strength to face every day, one day at a time.
I’m really grateful for how I’ve been able to rebound and show up for myself as well as my children in a way I didn’t know I would be able to do.
We’re taught math, we’re taught reading, but we’re not taught how to have healthy relationships.
[Leaving] is going to be very hard and scary in the beginning, but if you stay true to it, it gets better.
It’s what you do after this trauma that makes the difference in your life.
The physical abuse, as devastating as that is, is nothing like the emotional and the spiritual [abuse], and how that leaves you.
A conversation from Season 3 of SISTERs Stories.
Tiffanie opens up about her experience with abuse, her journey at WRCDV’s safe house, and how she has been able to pick up the pieces and thrive.
Chief Program Officer and creator of SISTERs Stories, Barbara Gibson welcomes the podcast’s relaunch after a hiatus.
Zanathia discusses her calling to help others, how her past struggles motivate her, and how her mother’s resiliency as a survivor of domestic violence has helped shape her own life.
In the second half of this two-part episode, host Charnte and six members of the SISTERs book club discuss In The Company Of My Sisters by Julia A. Boyd.
In the first half of a two-part episode, host Charnte and six members of the SISTERs book club talk about what brings them joy, how they stay grounded, and how they have benefited from being part of a sisterhood.
Tamara discusses forgiving herself, how she sought therapy, and the importance of sisterhood.
The physical abuse, as devastating as that is, is nothing like the emotional and the spiritual [abuse], and how that leaves you.
It’s what you do after this trauma that makes the difference in your life.
[Leaving] is going to be very hard and scary in the beginning, but if you stay true to it, it gets better.
We’re taught math, we’re taught reading, but we’re not taught how to have healthy relationships.
I’m really grateful for how I’ve been able to rebound and show up for myself as well as my children in a way I didn’t know I would be able to do.
[Rebuilding after domestic violence] brought out the best in me. It gave me an awareness of who I am and it gave me the strength to face every day, one day at a time.
Starting with Season 3, you can now watch SISTERs Stories on video, in addition to listening wherever you get your podcasts.
