older men, power and the damage women are left to carry | episode 29

older men, power and the damage women are left to carry | episode 29

this episode covers heavy and confronting themes.


content warning: this episode discusses sexual assault, grooming, coercion and abuse of power.


in this episode, erica shares two deeply personal experiences involving older men abusing their power, and the lasting impact those experiences have had. meg also opens up about an experience of coercion involving a close female friend, and what it taught her about trust, boundaries and safety.


this is not a societal analysis or a theoretical discussion. it is a personal conversation about lived experience, the confusion that often follows, and the ways harm can be minimised or misunderstood when it comes from people we know.


we talk honestly about how these experiences stay with you, how they change the way you move through the world, and what it means to name harm without dressing it up or explaining it away.


viewer/listener discretion is advised.


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chapters:

00:00 intro

00:38 cw

03:54 erica story 1

20:58 erica story 2

41:06 meg story

48:50 outro

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