#209 Tackling Strangulation: Working Together to Save Lives

About this episode

The episode discusses the dangers of strangulation, particularly in the context of relationships and porn culture, featuring insights from experts and a survivor liaison.

We are increasingly hearing about cases of strangulation of women, both in relationships and, thanks to porn culture, increasingly in our sex lives. In this episode, Sally Jackson, FiLiA Trustee; Bernie Ryan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute for Addressing Strangulation (IFAS); and Marianne McGowan, Survivor Liaison and Research Worker for IFAS, discuss the dangers, who it affects, and what we can do to raise awareness of the realities of the danger it presents. Please n...

People in this episode

Guests: Sally Jackson, Bernie Ryan, Marianne McGowan

Topics covered

• strangulation
• women's safety
• awareness
• relationships
• porn culture

Keywords

• strangulation awareness
• IFAS
• survivor support

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