For Her With Her
For Her, With Her is a podcast by Women’s Legal Service QLD, created to inform, support, and empower women navigating domestic and family violence, family law, and complex legal systems. Each episode features real conversations with legal experts, advocates, and women with lived experience—breaking down the law into clear, practical guidance. Whether you’re seeking support, working in the sector, or want to better understand the issues affecting women across Queensland, this series offers thoughtful, trauma-informed insight grounded in decades of frontline experience.
Note: This podcast provides general information only and does not constitute legal advice. If you need personalised legal support, contact Women’s Legal Service Queensland or a qualified professional.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2025
Building a Life Beyond Violence: Courage, Change and Healing with Yazdaneh Galt
In this deeply moving episode of For Her, With Her, we speak with Dr. Yazdaneh Amiryazdani Galt, who shares her courageous journey of escaping domestic violence, navigating complex legal and immigrat…
Shifting the System: Holding People Using Violence to Account with Lucy Gregory
In this episode of For Her, With Her, we tackle a crucial but often overlooked part of preventing violence: how we hold people who use violence to account. Lucy Gregory, CEO of Domestic Violence Prev…
Parenting After Separation: Legal Pathways and Practical Tips with Clare Dart
In this episode of For Her, With Her, we sit down with Barrister Clare Dart to explore the complexities of parenting after separation. Practising in family law, child protection, and domestic violenc…
Protecting the Whole Family: Why Animal Safety Matters in Domestic and Family Violence with Monique Dam
In this episode of For Her, With Her, we chat with Monique Dam, CEO of Lucy’s Project, to explore the link between domestic and family violence and animal abuse. Monique explains how perpetrators use…
Supporting Women’s Safety on Their Terms with Michelle Royes from DVConnect
In this episode of For Her, With Her, we talk to Michelle Royes, Interim CEO of DVConnect, to explore the realities of separation and safety for women experiencing domestic and family violence. Miche…
How Financial Abuse Impacts Women and What Can Be Done with Buffy Kerekes and Ersi Scarman
In this episode of For Her, With Her, we’re joined by Buffy Kerekes and Ersi Scarman from The Zahra Foundation to shine a light on financial abuse. One of the most common yet least understood forms o…
Supporting Women on Temporary Visas Experiencing Domestic and Family Violence with Vanessa Burn
In this episode of For Her, With Her, we are joined by Vanessa Burn, Head of the Migration Law Practice at Women's Legal Centre ACT, to explore how domestic and family violence intersects with Austra…
Listening, Not Judging: Supporting First Nations Women Experiencing Domestic and Family Violence with Penney Ferguson
In this episode of For Her, With Her, we are joined by Penney Ferguson, CEO of the First Nations Women's Legal Service Queensland (FNWLSQ), to discuss the unique challenges First Nations women face w…
Understanding Tech Abuse in Domestic Family and Sexual Violence with Dr Freya McLachlan
In this episode of For Her, With Her, we speak with Dr Freya McLachlan, research fellow at Griffith University’s ARC Centre for Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Drawing on he…
Building Safer Futures Through Policing Domestic Violence with Inspector Mel Dwyer
In this episode of For Her, With Her, we chat with Inspector Mel Dwyer from the Queensland Police Service to talk about how police and the legal system are responding to domestic and family violence.…
It Can Happen to Anyone: A Family’s Story of Hope and Action with Vanessa Fowler OAM
In our first ever episode of For Her, With Her, we sit down with Vanessa Fowler OAM, Chair of the Allison Baden-Clay Foundation, to talk about recognising the early signs of domestic and family viole…
For Her, With Her - Trailer
Welcome to For Her, With Her, a podcast by Women’s Legal Service Queensland.
This series is for women seeking clarity, support, and strength while navigating domestic and family violence, the legal…