Jeni Haynes Created 2681 Personalities To Survive Her Abusive Father
About this episode
Dr Jeni Haynes discusses her experience of surviving abuse by creating multiple personalities and her legal battle against her father.
Dr Jeni Haynes survived years of horrific abuse by creating what she describes as 2,682 personalities — voices and protectors who helped carry trauma, fear, and survival. In 2019, she became the first person in Australian legal history to have those personalities accepted as evidence in a criminal trial against her father. Now the subject of the documentary We Are Jeni , Jeni joins Kate Langbroek for an extraordinary conversation about trauma, memory, resilience, and survival. We Are Jeni premieres on Sunday 7 June 2026 at 7:30 PM on SBS or stream on SBS On Demand . Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of child abuse If you or anyone you know needs expert help, please contact Bravehearts — an organisation providing support to victims of child abuse. If you are concerned about the welfare of a child, you can get advice from the Child Abuse Protection Hotline (1800 688 009) or the 24-Hour Child Abuse Report Line (131 478). SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you…
People in this episode
Host: Kate Langbroek
Guest: Dr Jeni Haynes
Topics covered
- trauma
- memory
- resilience
- survival
- child abuse
- mental health
Keywords
- personalities
- abuse
- trauma
- legal history
- documentary
- child protection
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bravehearts, SBS
Books & works: We Are Jeni
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