Episode 2- Shazia Mirza

In this episode, hosted by Alexis Strum, special guest Shazia Mirza gives us vital tips on how to survive self-isolation, including: keeping hatred to ourselves, ignoring stupid people and removing facial hair with honey and plasters! We also discuss the impact of COVID-19 on domestic abuse. If you, or anyone you know is experiencing any kind of domestic abuse, scroll down for some resources which can help you.

A few notes on our guest:

Stand-up comedian, writer and all-round survival expert Shazia Mirza is known for her appearances on topical panel shows as well as TV shows such as ‘Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls’ and ‘Celebs In Solitary’.

And of course, we also hear on this episode from Funny Women founder, Lynne Parker. Visit www.funnywomen.com for more information about their upcoming Awards.

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Resources:

Women’s Aid run a Live Chat Service, email service and Survivors’ Forum on their website at www.womensaid.org.uk. You can call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247 or go to refuge.org.uk

In an emergency always call 999, and if you can’t speak after calling 999 you can press 55 on a mobile phone to let the operator know it is an emergency and alert the police.

Women’s Aid also have information and advice for survivors about Covid-19 on their website from their expert direct services team.

For culturally specific services:

Shazia references the fantastic Southall Black Sisters: https://southallblacksisters.org.uk/

Also check out Imkaan, dedicated to addressing violence against Black and minoritized women and girls: https://www.imkaan.org.uk/

And Jewish Women’s Aid https://www.jwa.org.uk/

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