She Is Your Neighbour
A podcast that explores the realities and complexities of domestic violence. Each week, we address hard topics like domestic violence and the drug trade, violence against Indigenous women, and more. You will hear real, raw stories from people of all walks of life. Produced by Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 51
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Teaser: She Is Your Neighbour
Together, we explore the realities and complexities of domestic violence
How Domestic Violence Impacts Ontario Women and Children with Jill Dunlop
November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month in Ontario and for this special episode we are joined by Jill Dunlop, the Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues. In this episode, the Minister tal…
Why We Need Male Allies with Loren Padelford
Loren is the Vice President and General Manager of Shopify. In this episode, he opens up about his childhood experience with domestic violence. He also talks about the importance of male allies and e…
COVID-19 & Gendered Violence with Ashleigh Weeden
Ashleigh is a rural innovator and community capacity builder, currently pursuing her PhD in Rural Studies at the University of Guelph. In this episode, she talks about the many ways the pandemic has …
Seeking Support: Challenges that Trans Youth Face with Kieran Duby
For more than 20 years, Kieran Duby has worked as a Children’s Services Worker at Family and Children’s Services of Guelph and Wellington County. In this episode, he talks about the challenges that t…
Violence Against Indigenous Women & Girls with Lori Campbell
Director of the Indigenous Student Centre at the University of Waterloo, Lori Campbell is a child of the Sixties Scoop and an intergenerational survivor of the residential school system in Canada. In…
Navigating the Legal System with David Morneau
Dave Morneau was a family lawyer for more than 20 years before becoming the Executive Director of a non-profit organization that supports children who have experienced or witnessed abuse and crime. I…
When Black Women Experience Domestic Violence with Nicole Brown Faulknor
In this episode, trauma consultant and registered psychotherapist, Nicole Brown Faulknor talks about intergenerational trauma, how domestic violence impacts Black women and much more. She opens up ab…
A Childhood Experience of Domestic Violence with Chris Linklater
Chris Linklater’s passion to help others started at a young age and led him to become a firefighter for the City of Kitchener. In this episode, Chris breaks his silence and speaks candidly about witn…
Domestic Violence & The Drug Trade with Emily O’Brien
Emily O’Brien’s life changed dramatically when her boyfriend invited her to take a trip down south. Listen to her remarkable journey from a drug-smuggling convict to popcorn entrepreneur and founder …
Filling in the Blanks with Brenda Halloran
Former mayor of Waterloo, Brenda Halloran, shares her experience with domestic violence and offers words of encouragement to those who may be suffering in silence. Listen in to learn how the She Is Y…