Introduction to Paths to Healing

The Impact of Trauma on Children

Bethany’s Story: A Lifetime of Abuse

 The Illusion of Safety in Parenting

Parenting Under Coercive Control

Speaking the Unspoken

The Risk of Inaction

Building "Glimmers" of Joy

The Recover Program & Clinical Support

Correcting a Child's Assumptions

Navigating Systems and Shared Custody

Rebuilding From Nothing

Accessing Trauma-Informed Services

Choosing the Future

Closing Credits and Resources

How does domestic violence affect mums and their children? And how do you rebuild a family bond after escaping an abusive partner? 

In episode one of There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing, Sally Spicer interviews survivor advocate Bethany Adams and Berry Street’s Clinical Psychologist Dr. Sherryn Tobin. 

Together they explore:
The hidden impacts of trauma on children - including the myth that they don’t sense what they don’t see.
The practical steps helping families heal. Bethany reveals how she and her kids rediscovered their ‘angel moments’ after escaping.
Dr Tobin explains how child-parent psychotherapy helps mums and kids to speak the unspeakable and put the blame where it belongs. 

More on There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing: 
To hear more about how domestic abuse and family violence impacts young people, listen to Conor Pall's powerful story from season three
Learn more about There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing
Keep up with FW on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn and join FW to unlock professional development, training and community
Learn more about CommBank Next Chapter
If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact the national service 1800RESPECT for free and confidential counselling, information and service referral. Call 1800 737 732, chat online 24/7 at www.1800respect.org.au or use the text line on 0458 737 732
If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76)
In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000

There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing is an FW podcast made in partnership with Commonwealth Bank, who through CommBank Next Chapter, are supporting people within Australia experiencing financial abuse, even if you don't bank with them.

How does domestic violence affect mums and their children? And how do you rebuild a family bond after escaping an abusive partner?&nbsp;
In episode one of There&rsquo;s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing, Sally Spicer interviews survivor advocate Bethany Adams and Berry Street&rsquo;s Clinical Psychologist Dr. Sherryn Tobin.&nbsp;
Together they explore:
<ul>
<li>The hidden impacts of trauma on children - including the myth that they don&rsquo;t sense what they don&rsquo;t see.</li>
<li>The practical steps helping families heal. Bethany reveals how she and her kids rediscovered their &lsquo;angel moments&rsquo; after escaping.</li>
<li>Dr Tobin explains how child-parent psychotherapy helps mums and kids to speak the unspeakable and put the blame where it belongs.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
More on There&rsquo;s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">To hear more about how domestic abuse and family violence impacts young people, listen to <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/there-s-no-place-like-home-by-future-women/3-like-a-game-of-chess">Conor Pall's powerful story from season three</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Learn more about&nbsp;<a href="https://www.futurewomen.com/theresnoplacelikehome/">There&rsquo;s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Keep up with FW on<a href="https://instagram.com/futurewomen"> Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FutureWomen/"> Facebook</a> or<a href="https://au.linkedin.com/company/future-women"> LinkedIn</a> and join<a href="https://futurewomen.com/pricing/"> FW</a> to unlock professional development, training and community</li>
<li aria-level="1">Learn more about <a href="https://www.commbank.com.au/support/next-chapter.html">CommBank Next Chapter</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact the national service 1800RESPECT for free and confidential counselling, information and service referral. Call 1800 737 732, chat online 24/7 at<a href="http://www.1800respect.org.au"> www.1800respect.org.au</a> or use the text line on 0458 737 732</li>
<li aria-level="1">If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76)</li>
<li aria-level="1">In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000</li>
</ul>
There&rsquo;s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing is an FW podcast made in partnership with Commonwealth Bank, who through CommBank Next Chapter, are supporting people within Australia experiencing financial abuse, even if you don't bank with them.

This is the story that starts where others end. After the headlines fade. After the crisis hotline call ends. After you walk out of the shelter doors. When survivors face the brutal, yet hope-filled work of rebuilding from scratch.

We know that leaving an abusive relationship can cost everything. Your home. Your money. Your job. Your kids. Your health. The life you thought you'd have. Putting the pieces back together can take years, sometimes a lifetime. And what comes next is rarely discussed, poorly understood and absolutely critical. 

Recovering from domestic abuse and family violence. It’s not just about surviving, but thriving.

There's No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing reveals the innovative programs across Australia looking beyond the immediate crisis. This season, meet the mother rediscovering joy with her children after their perpetrator robbed them of it for years, the survivor turning her pain into a career to help others escape and the local heroes building safe houses to create spaces where women can finally experience "this huge sense of freedom”. 

For the first time, watch these powerful discussions on video or listen as audio. Hosted by Sally Spicer and available wherever you get your podcasts. Made possible with support from CommBank Next Chapter.
Learn more about There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing 
Keep up with FW on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn and join FW, a professional movement for women who work and women who want to work
Learn more about CommBank Next Chapter
If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact the national service 1800RESPECT for free and confidential counselling, information and service referral. Call 1800 737 732, chat online 24/7 at www.1800respect.org.au or use the text line on 0458 737 732
If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76)
In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000

There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing is an FW podcast made in partnership with Commonwealth Bank, who through CommBank Next Chapter, are supporting people within Australia experiencing financial abuse, even if you don't bank with them.

This is the story that starts where others end.&nbsp;After the headlines fade. After the crisis hotline call ends. After you walk out of the shelter doors. When survivors face the brutal, yet hope-filled work of rebuilding from scratch.
We know that leaving an abusive relationship can cost everything. Your home. Your money. Your job. Your kids. Your health. The life you thought you'd have. Putting the pieces back together can take years, sometimes a lifetime. And what comes next is rarely discussed, poorly understood and absolutely critical.&nbsp;
Recovering from domestic abuse and family violence. It&rsquo;s not just about surviving, but thriving.
There's No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing reveals the innovative programs across Australia looking beyond the immediate crisis. This season, meet the mother rediscovering joy with her children after their perpetrator robbed them of it for years, the survivor turning her pain into a career to help others escape and the local heroes building safe houses to create spaces where women can finally experience "this huge sense of freedom&rdquo;.&nbsp;
For the first time, watch these powerful discussions on video or listen as audio. Hosted by Sally Spicer and available wherever you get your podcasts. Made possible with support from CommBank Next Chapter.
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Learn more about <a href="https://www.futurewomen.com/theresnoplacelikehome/">There&rsquo;s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Keep up with FW on<a href="https://instagram.com/futurewomen"> Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FutureWomen/"> Facebook</a> or<a href="https://au.linkedin.com/company/future-women"> LinkedIn</a> and join<a href="https://futurewomen.com/pricing/"> FW</a>, a professional movement for women who work and women who want to work</li>
<li aria-level="1">Learn more about <a href="https://www.commbank.com.au/support/next-chapter.html">CommBank Next Chapter</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact the national service 1800RESPECT for free and confidential counselling, information and service referral. Call 1800 737 732, chat online 24/7 at<a href="http://www.1800respect.org.au"> www.1800respect.org.au</a> or use the text line on 0458 737 732</li>
<li aria-level="1">If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76)</li>
<li aria-level="1">In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000</li>
</ul>
There&rsquo;s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing is an FW podcast made in partnership with Commonwealth Bank, who through <a href="https://www.commbank.com.au/support/next-chapter.html">CommBank Next Chapter</a>, are supporting people within Australia experiencing financial abuse, even if you don't bank with them.

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