Episodes

  • Domestic Abuse - Barriers to accessing support and help-seeking #16Days

    Domestic Abuse - Barriers to accessing support and help-seeking #16Days
    Dec 15 2021

    This episode speaks about topics that some people may find triggering.

    In the 2nd episode of our #16Days of activism special, Yasmin Blackwood, founder of I Am My Sister CIC, was joined by Abigail Shaw (Visiting lecturer and PhD candidate) and Naomi Donald (PODS CIC) to discuss the barriers to accessing support/services as well as help-seeking - particularly as Black Caribbean Women. 

    Get involved in the conversation on Twitter - @iammysistercic Follow us on instagram @iammysister.cic

    This episode is sponsored by SafeLives, a national domestic abuse charity.

    If you would like to contact the guests to find out more about them and the work they are doing. 

    Naomi Donald: pods@naomidonald.com @Naomi_donald_pods @pods.uk

    Abigail Shaw: Abigail.shaw@mail.bcu.ac.uk

    Yasmin Blackwood: yasmin@iammysister.co.uk @MzBlackwood
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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Domestic Abuse and Mental Health #16Days (SafeLives)

    Domestic Abuse and Mental Health #16Days (SafeLives)
    Dec 7 2021

    *This episode speaks about topics that some people may find triggering. 

    In this special episode for #16Days of activism, Yasmin Blackwood, founder of I Am My Sister CIC, was joined by 3 phenomenal women - Abi (Visiting lecturer and PhD candidate), Bianca (Biancaido) and Naomi Donald (PODS CIC) to discuss the relationship between mental health and domestic abuse with a focus on black (and mixed) women and girls experiences.

    As shown by statistics those who experience problems/issues with their mental health as a child/teenager are more vulnerable to becoming victims of domestic abuse. It also shows that those with mental health issues are more likely to have experience all types of abuse, particularly sexual abuse.

    We take you through the journey from childhood to womanhood exploring the impact, the barriers and the reality for many women and girls that remain invisible to wider society. 

    Get involved in the conversation on Twitter - @iammysistercic Follow us on instagram @iammysister.cic

    This episode is sponsored by SafeLives, a national domestic abuse charity.
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • Ep3 - Trauma, violence and growing up in Birmingham

    Ep3 - Trauma, violence and growing up in Birmingham
    Mar 31 2020
    Welcome back to episode 3! This episode, joined by Suzette and Naomi, we continued the conversation around mental health, defining trauma and providing information about what classes as violence (and the different types of violence). Not all doom and gloom though, join us in the second part of the episode when we throw it back with some old school bashment reminiscing about growing up in Birmingham.
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Ep2 - Black Women and Mental Health

    Ep2 - Black Women and Mental Health
    Mar 20 2020

    In this episode we explore the definitions of mental health and mental health disorder.. We share examples of what a good/bad day looks like..
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    45 mins
  • Ep1 - Welcome to the African Diaspora - Birmingham Edition

    Ep1 - Welcome to the African Diaspora - Birmingham Edition
    Mar 4 2020
    **Trigger warning, please read first** Welcome to the first episode of 'I Am My Sister'. In this episode we had a raw conversation about everything and anything pertaining to life in Britain as a Black woman. I was joined by guests: Suzette, Kiana, Naomi and Ms Grace.  Apologies for the technical difficulties with the sound at times.  Please note that we speak about a range of topics which may trigger individuals such as mental health, childhood abuse/rape, loss of a child, suicide. 
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    1 hr and 21 mins