Beyond Stereotypes: Unmasking Family Violence by Women - Genuine Victims vs. Victim Stancing
In this thought-provoking Cracking Addiction episode, Dr Ferghal Armstrong and Steve Herd delve into the complex issue of how alcohol intersects with family violence. From the perspective of both the ...
31 Mai 202321min
Challenging Misconceptions: AOD Use ≠ Elimination of Family Violence
In this thought-provoking episode of Cracking Addiction, Dr Ferghal Armstrong and Steve Herd delve into the complex intersection between AOD (alcohol and other drugs) use and family violence. The duo ...
24 Mai 202318min
The Sensory Awareness Rule of Five
The Sensory Awareness Rule of Five is a technique that involves shifting one's focus from distressing thoughts or emotions to neutral sensory input. By focusing on what we can see, hear, feel, smell, ...
17 Mai 202323min
Distress Tolerance Techniques: TIPP
TIPP is a simple and effective acronym that stands for Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing, and Progressive Muscle Relaxation. Each component of TIPP is designed to help us manage acute dis...
11 Mai 202320min
Understanding DBT: Four Components and Three Pillars Explained
Dr. Laura explains in more detail about Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and its four core components: distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness training, mindfulness, and emotional regulation...
3 Mai 202318min
Pain is inevitable: suffering is optional
I chat with Dr Laura Petracek about unnecessary suffering. There is a famous saying: ”Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional”.We all experience inevitable pain such as bereavement, separation, illn...
26 Apr 202318min
Power and Control - The Duluth Model
In this episode Stephen Herd and I continue our discussion on the power and control wheel.The Power and Control Wheel was developed by a group of activists in Duluth, Minnesota, in the 1980s, who reco...
19 Apr 202313min
The Power and Control Wheel
In this episode Stephen Herd and I discuss the Power and Control Wheel: a widely used tool to help understand the dynamics of family violence and identify ways to address it.The Power and Control Whee...
13 Apr 202313min
