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When Love Hurts is a powerful podcast that exposes the reality about men’s abuse of women—what it is, why it…
Allison Epp
Podcast // Counsellor & Registered Dietitian Alison Epp’s passion to support and advocate for women who have experienced violence comes…
Karen McAndless-Davis
Podcast // Karen comes to this work through personal experience. Her story is somewhat unique in that her husband sought…
Critical Perspectives 2025
Transforming Justice is Quickly Approaching! Transforming Justice 2025: A Joint National Conference of Critical Perspectives: Criminology and Social Justice and…
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A Story of Hope and Healing
Karen and her partner Bruce published the following article many years ago in the hope that sharing their story would…
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Safety first
Safety is a fundamental tenet that guides our work with women who have experienced abuse, and it is at the…
Dominant discourses and social myths about woman abuse
The social narratives about woman abuse are common social beliefs that are widely held and perpetuated, and can be extremely…
The Cycle of Abuse – Reclaiming a powerful tool for supporting women with experiences of abuse
During the 1970’s, Dr. Lenore Walker conducted research with women impacted by male violence and abuse. This was significant research…
Trauma-informed and violence-informed, feminist and social justice practices: Discourses in conflict
The emerging discourse of trauma and trauma-informed practice is a trend that has been gaining momentum among healthcare, mental health,…
Webinar team-up: Supporting Accountability in Individuals who have Caused Harm
I was grateful to work with Kate Crozier, Sarah Scanlon, and Jude Oudshoom recently on a webinar for the Zehr…
The importance of relational skills in boys and male youth
In 2013 through my role as director of the University of Victoria Undergraduate Student Society sexual assault centre, The anti-violence…
Carol Bilson and Vikki Reynolds on Solidarity Talks
Carol Bilson talks with Vikki Reynolds about transformative justice, abolitionist feminism, hope and the responsibility to stay helpful. In this…
Ignite Change, sexual violence prevention month at SASC
This May is Sexual Violence Prevention Month. Let’s act now to create a world free from gender-based violence and oppression!…
Microagressions and their impact, with Carol Bilson, Jamison Schulz-Franco, and Asiyah Robinson
Listen to Jamison Schulz-Frano, Asiyah Robinson, and Carol Bilson explain how microaggressions emerge from veiled compliments, questions, assumptions, and cultural…
