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Welcome to The Ties That Bind!
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Anyiwo, U. Melissa (2016). "Beautifully Broken: True Blood's Tara Thornton as the Black Best Friend." In Gender in the Vampire Narrative, edited by Amanda Hobson and U. Melissa Anyiwo. Available at: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-6300-714-6_7
Sincerely,
Deanna & Brigid
This episode contains conversations that touch on parental abandonment of a child, suicide, racism, and intimate partner abuse.
We want safety for you.
If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.
Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html
Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs
https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/
https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/
https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/
United States:
“Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)”
Canada:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html
UK
https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/
https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1
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Music by Patrick Hornig
Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.
