How many of you reading this, can take the notion of ‘living free’ for granted? When you wake up in the morning you don’t actively have to wear a mask to disguise who you are.  Whether you like who you are or not, you can be authentically yourself. Of course, particularly in working life, you may have […]

Oftentimes we watch our friends and family continuously do stupid things.  We look on in aghast because we cannot fathom why they would continue to do something that does not serve them well. This could be in the context of a friend being in an abusive relationship.  They cry, swear to leave, but always end […]

In tonight’s episode I am joined by previous guest Karen McKellar. You will remember her from a few months ago, when she shared her story on how she came to adopt two babies and her journey up to that point. As we are aware from our own lives, we all have more than one story […]

This week I am joined by Sasha Johnson, mother of 4 and survivor of her own insecurities.  She describes her painful childhood, that ultimately led her to constantly seek validation from those around her, including friends and even within her long-term relationship. From experiencing domestic violence in the home, the murder of her dad from a […]

When I would think about my future children and how I would raise them, physical discipline was almost as obvious as me sending them to school. Even the bible quotes, ‘Spare the rod and spoil the child!’.  So surely the bible cannot be wrong?  I was smacked/hit when I was growing up and I turned […]

A video went viral earlier this week of a father beating his daughter with a leather belt. The video provides no context, however, based on what he says to her, it is apparent that she has engaged in some type of sexual behaviour. In this video I ask the question as to whether we need […]

Being ‘fatherless’ is seemingly a common narrative. Whatever the reason is, you would be hard pressed to find someone who has not been affected deeply by their fathers absence. How many of us can put up our hand and say that we suffered with either having no father present at all, or had a father […]

In this weeks episode I am joined by Mark Oviri, the director of Simplify-Ed and school teacher. Every time someone reaches out to me to be a part of the platform, I try to keep an open mind. Sometimes we can make assumptions about peoples stories and past because we know them. What I will […]

This week Love Laid Bare celebrates its first birthday! What a year it has been!! If you have been on the journey with us from inception, you will know that our first four podcasts were about serious youth violence and knife crime.  Unfortunately since this time last year, not much has changed. We are still […]