In Their Shoes: Recent Episodes
Hillarye Hightower
Domestic and sexual violence are detrimental to far too many individuals and families, yet such abuse continues to thrive in our communities. Join Hillarye Hightower, an expert in intimate partner and sexual violence prevention and Director of Training and Outreach at Denton County Friends of the Family on the podcast In Their Shoes. We will host engaging dialogues with prevention experts, policymakers, survivors, game changers, and community members invested in unpacking the pernicious dynamics of domestic and sexual violence. If you're ready to be part of the solution for ending gender-based violence in your own communities, join our conversations and walk along "In Their Shoes."
A Breath of Hope with Rachelle Pinkerton meets All Things Legal with Donna Bloom! This episode details Donna's and Rachelle's experiences of the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial as they both lean on their expertise to lend explanations to certain things folks have had lots of questions about. Donna makes reference to "JOHNNY DEPP vs. AMBER HEARD: WHO’S THE VICTIM?" an analysis by Julie A. Owens, Violence Against Women Expert Consultant during the podcast. Please reach out to us - 940.387.5131 x240 - if you'd like more information or have difficulty finding this analysis online.
This month's A Breath of Hope with Rachelle Pinkerton is full of amazing tips for how to be supportive of someone experiencing domestic or sexual violence!
Special guest Daysia Pinke, SAT Coordinator. Hear about the history of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, our Survivors Advocacy Team, and our upcoming Family Day Out event.
A Breath of Hope with Rachelle Pinkerton is back for April as we discuss Kim and Kanye.
Listen to a new monthly segment of In Their Shoes called Accountability Counts, which features David Almager, DCFOF's Battering Intervention and Prevention Program Director.
In March's "All Things Legal" segment, hear from Staci Schwartz Whitman about what it has been like to be a fairly new attorney at a family violence crisis agency during a pandemic.
A new monthly series - A Breath of Hope with Rachelle Pinkerton! Hear from expert and survivor, Rachelle Pinkerton, about all things domestic violence related.
Listen as youth expert, Abbi Deaderick, and DCFOF Client Services Specialist, Nicole Owens, discuss Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.
Community Educator, Cassandra Berry, hosts a Black History Month discussion with fellow DCFOF Staff: Executive Director - Toni Johnson-Simpson, Crisis Intervention Specialist - Sapphire Beverly, Residential Advocate - Epiphani Lowe, High-Risk Advocate - Khadijah Benford, and SAT Coordinator - Daysia Pinke. Also joining this amazing group is Denton County Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell.
Hear DCFOF Community Educator, Cassandra Berry, discuss the importance of an upcoming Black History Month x Domestic Violence Awareness event - An Evening of Raised Awareness.
Hear from trauma expert therapist and Instagram sensation, Dr. Danica Harris, AKA @theempoweredtherapist, discuss Trauma and the Holidays.
Hear from everyone's favorite lawyer, Donna Bloom, for this month's episode of All Things Legal. Donna speaks about DCFOF's Legal Services.
Host, Hillarye Hightower, shares about Denton County Friends of the Family's Adopt a Family holiday drive.
Hear Lt. Matt Cain of Denton Police Department, Donna Bloom, and Lori Nelson, Director of Community Engagement at Denton County Friends of the Family discuss Domestic Violence High Risk Teams and their value.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Check out the events DCFOF is having this month.
Hispanic Heritage Month in the USA runs from September 15 - October 15. Hear from Nubia Torres, Program Director at Catholic Charities Dallas, and Donna Bloom, Director of Legal Services at Denton County Friends of the Family, for this month's All Things Legal episode.
Stephanie Honeycutt, Community Resource Coordinator, discusses DCFOF's Back to School Drive and how to be involved. https://www.dcfof.org/backtoschool
Learn about the intersections of domestic violence and child protective services, as well as services targeted for parents at that intersection, from expert Nicole Owens.
This month's episode of All Things Legal isn't just Donna Bloom, Denton County Friends of the Family's Director of Legal Services and domestic and sexual violence guru, but also our very special guest, Mona Muro, Economic Justice Policy Coordinator at The Texas Council on Family Violence. These experts talk through Public Policy related to domestic and sexual violence.
Hear from expert, Cassandra Berry, about how Intimidation shows up in domestic violence.
This week's guests are Argyle, TX Chief of Police, Emmitt Jackson, and his personal hero - Penelope Smith - who just happens to be his Mom. They share their personal experiences with domestic violence that have shaped their careers, and especially have shaped how Chief Jackson views domestic violence police cases/policing.
Hear from Pilot Point, TX activist, domestic and sexual violence advocate/expert, Khadijah Benford, share some of her experiences being a Black woman in the domestic and sexual violence field, as well as a small community.
This month's episode of All Things Legal featuring the great legal mind of Donna Bloom discussing the intersection of domestic violence and child protective services in Texas.
Kicking off Black History Month by hearing from guest Toni Johnson-Simpson, one of the few Black Executive Directors of a domestic and sexual violence crisis agency in Texas! Learn about her neat journey in this work.
Hear from expert counselor, Cyndi Grady, and expert educator, Taylor Gleitz about minimization, denial, and blame in domestic violence relationships.
This week's episode features 3 amazing experts - Lisa Beijan, Sarah Lehman, and Daysia Pinke - in the area of describing how children are used in domestic violence.
We enter an upcoming series on unpacking the pie pieces of the Power and Control Wheel. Hear in this episode from Economic Abuse and Coercive Control expert, Stephanie Aguilar.
Get to know a little about podcast host, Hillarye, and how she ended up in the domestic and sexual violence field.
Learn about some definitions and dynamics of domestic and sexual violence, as well as services that Denton County Friends of the Family offers.
Tune in to this month's "All Things Legal" session of In Their Shoes and hear from one of the greatest legal minds of our field - Donna Bloom. She discusses the details of protective orders.
DCFOF Battering Intervention and Prevention Program (BIPP) Director, David Almager, explains BIPP and how it works with offenders of domestic violence.
Reloaded recording of Episode 3 - a chat with Cassandra Berry about DCFOF's Our Community Matters Initiative.
Hear from long-time donor and volunteer Nancy Rodriguez and her experiences with DCFOF's Adopt-a-Family program.
Reloaded version of Episode 1 - host Hillarye Hightower interviews Dr. Deborah Cosimo about The Silent Witness Project.