99 | How Parents Can Raise Boys Who Respect Women and Break Cycles of Abuse with Liz Ortenburger

About this episode

The episode discusses how parents can raise boys to respect women and break cycles of abuse with insights from Liz Ortenburger, CEO of SafeNest.

Hi Parents! Today we’re diving into an important and often uncomfortable topic, but one that matters deeply for the way our kids grow up to understand relationships, respect, and accountability. I’m joined by Liz Ortenburger, the CEO of SafeNest, Nevada’s largest and most comprehensive nonprofit addressing domestic and sexual violence. Liz has spent more than two decades working to protect women and children and to challenge the way communities respond to abuse. Through her leadership at SafeNest, she oversees programs that provide emergency support, prevention education, housing, legal advocacy, and intervention services designed to disrupt cycles of violence before they continue into the next generation. In this episode, we talk about the powerful role parents play in shaping how boys understand respect, responsibility, and relationships with others. Liz shares why prevention starts long before adulthood and how the messages kids absorb at home, both spoken and unspoken, can shape how they treat others later in life. We also discuss how witnessing unhealthy relationship dynamics can impact children emotionally and behaviourally, even when those patterns are subtle. Liz explains…

People in this episode

Host: Monica Crnogorac

Guest: Liz Ortenburger

Topics covered

• parenting
• respect
• domestic violence
• boys
• relationships
• accountability

Keywords

• teen anxiety
• parenting strategies
• respect for women
• domestic violence prevention
• healthy relationships
• empathy
• accountability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SafeNest

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