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HOLLIE DOWDING
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HOUSE OF H.E.R
The 1am Questions: Missing Him, Guilt & The Thoughts We Don’t Say Out Loud
Send a textIn this week’s episode of House of H.E.R i’m doing something a little different my first ever solo episode.I answer the questions i get asked the most, the ones women whisper to themselves at 1am but don’t always feel brave enough to say out loud.Why do i still miss him?Why do i feel guilty for “ruining his life”?Why do i feel worse after leaving?Is it intuition… or is it trauma?Why do i feel embarrassed about what i...
2026-02-22
43 min
HOUSE OF H.E.R
Inside a Domestic Abuse Charity: Coercive Control, Safety Planning & How to Leave Safely
Send a textIn this episode of House of H.E.R., I’m joined by Danielle from Oasis Domestic Abuse Service a UK domestic abuse charity supporting survivors across Kent and the South East.Danielle speaks not only as a domestic abuse partnership specialist, but also from lived experience. She understands coercive control, trauma bonds, and post-separation abuse both professionally and personally which makes this conversation honest, grounded, and deeply real.We talk about what domestic abuse actually looks like beyond physical violence especially coercive control, emotional abuse, psychological manipulation, and the patt...
2026-02-15
1h 08
HOUSE OF H.E.R
Through A Sister's Eyes: Watching The Signs Unfold
Send a textIn this episode, I’m joined by my sister Amber someone who stood beside me through my experience of domestic abuse, even before she fully understood what was happening.This conversation isn’t just about my story it’s about the ripple effect of abuse. How it impacts families. How it changes relationships. And how hard it can be to support someone you love when they’re living in survival mode.Together, we talk honestly about what it was like from her perspective the red flags she noticed, the moments that did...
2026-02-02
37 min
HOUSE OF H.E.R
The Healing: Becoming HER
Send a textThis episode is the final part of my story not the end, but the beginning of something new.After the trauma, the court case, and the survival mode, this is where I talk about what healing actually looks like. Not bubble baths and face masks but hard graft, grief, rebuilding self-worth, and learning how to be still after living in fight-or-flight for so long.We talk honestly about how healing stripped me bare. How the noise didn’t stop overnight. How social media, control, and fear lingered long after the re...
2026-01-25
45 min
HOUSE OF H.E.R
The Statement: Trauma, Truth And Justice
Send a textSome stories don’t end when you leave 🥀In Episode 2 of House of H.E.R, I sit down again with my friend Cassie to talk about what happened after I left the part of the story that rarely gets spoken about, and the part that almost broke me.This episode is about the aftermath. The crash. The moment survival mode finally catches up with you. With the relationship over and the truth beginning to surface, my body and nervous system collapsed under everything they had been holding in fo...
2026-01-18
58 min
HOUSE OF H.E.R
The Love That Almost Killed Me : My Truth Retold
Send a textSome stories need telling again 🥀In this episode, I sit down with my friend Cassie to retell my story not for sympathy, but for truth. One year on, with the court case behind me and my nervous system finally out of survival mode, I’m able to speak about what really happened in a way I couldn’t before.This is not a neatly packaged survivor story. It’s an honest, sometimes uncomfortable look at how abuse really unfolds slowly, quietly, and often disguised as love. We talk about how...
2026-01-11
1h 11
HOUSE OF H.E.R
Turning Pain Into Power: Katy’s Story, Escaping Abuse and Building a Lifeline for Survivors
Send a textIn the final episode of season one, Hollie and Mollie welcome their first ever guest: Katy Longhurst a survivor, mother, and tech innovator who has transformed unthinkable trauma into tangible change.With grace and raw honesty, Katy shares her story of surviving years of coercive control, violence, psychological manipulation and how she went on to create Ask Joan, an app designed to help people in domestic abuse situations discreetly call for help from any household appliance.Instagram: @askjoanappwww.askjoan.co.uk
2025-10-26
1h 07
HOUSE OF H.E.R
Stalking & Harassment: The Violence You Can’t Always See
Send a textIn this episode, Hollie and Mollie open the doors to one of the most silenced parts of abuse, stalking and harassment.They share lived experiences of what it means to live in constant fear, the reality of coercive control, and the devastating gap between the law and survivors’ safety. From phone hacking to online surveillance, this conversation exposes how digital abuse and psychological terror leave invisible scars that are still rarely recognised as violence.This episode is raw, real, and a call for change: for systems that protect women, for on...
2025-10-12
1h 10
HOUSE OF H.E.R
Justice & What Comes After: Our Healing Isn’t Linear (Part Two)
Send a textWe’re back in a new studio, a new season of life, and a deeper layer of truth. In Part Two of our justice story, Hollie opens up about what happened after the arrest — the calls from CPS, the court dates, the waiting, the disbelief, and the slow realisation of just how much she’d survived.This episode isn’t only about the legal process. It’s about what happens inside you when the noise stops. About the guilt and shame that linger even after you’ve left. About therapy, somatic healing, and learning...
2025-09-28
1h 52
HOUSE OF H.E.R
The Beginning of the End: Leaving, Surviving, and Seeking Justice
Send a textIn this episode of House of H.E.R., Hollie and Mollie sit down to speak about the part of the story that was once untold the leaving, the aftermath, and the long road toward justice.For the first time, Hollie shares openly about the police process, the court case, and what it really looked like to break free. From the trauma bond that kept her tied, to the car accident that became a turning point, to the relentless harassment and finally the courtroom where truth could no longer...
2025-09-15
1h 31
HOUSE OF H.E.R
Love vs love bombing: Butterflies or Alarm Bells?
Send a textA candid, compassionate deep-dive into the blurry line between love bombing and real love. We unpack butterflies vs. nervous system chaos, boundaries vs. rules, conditional love, attachment styles, and why “calm” is the greenest flag. We share therapy takeaways (hi Angela 👋), inner-child insights, and real-life examples, from “you can’t wear that” to silent treatment. So you can spot control, honour your needs, and choose relationships that let you be you.Trigger warning: contains discussion of abuse, victim shaming, suicide, and mental health.Common traits...
2025-08-31
49 min
HOUSE OF H.E.R
The Silent Crowd: Victim Shaming, Enabling, and the Cost of Standing By
Send a textIn one of our most unfiltered and urgent conversations yet, we unpack the hidden harm of victim shaming and enabling: the moments when silence, minimisation, and misplaced loyalty feed abuse instead of stopping it. From family members brushing things under the rug to friends still inviting abusers to the barbecue, we name the ways “not getting involved” makes you part of the problem.We share personal stories of being dismissed, doubted, and told “it’s not that bad,” and explore how that apathy can be more soul-crushing than the abuse itse...
2025-08-17
59 min
HOUSE OF H.E.R
The Truth About Trauma Bonds: Why Leaving Isn’t Simple
Send a textTrigger warning: This episode covers abuse, trauma and mental health. Please listen when you feel ready.What if leaving wasn’t the hardest part?In this raw and deeply honest episode, Hollie and Mollie unravel one of the most confusing and painful parts of abuse recovery, trauma bonding.From brain chemistry to heartbreak, from missing someone who hurt you to rebuilding your sense of self, this conversation is both an education and a lifeline.If you’ve ever thought “Why do I still miss h...
2025-08-03
1h 08
HOUSE OF H.E.R
Bonus Episode: Hitting Top 10 & The HERhood
Send a textThis bonus episode is pure gratitude and disbelief. Hollie & Mollie sit down, raw and unfiltered, to share the whirlwind of emotions from seeing House of H.E.R hit the top 10 in the Apple Podcasts Mental Health charts, right next to their idol, Roxie Nafousi.From late-night tears and joyful car screams to the weight of transforming their own pain into something that now holds space for thousands of women, this episode is a love letter to every listener.They also share the heart behind launching The Her Hood, an...
2025-07-27
22 min
HOUSE OF H.E.R
Sleeping with the Enemy: A Story of Affection & Abuse… He Loved Me Loudly, Hurt Me Quietly.
Send a textSome stories are hard to hear.Some stories are harder to live through.This is Hollie's.Of a love that turned violent. A friendship that turned into fear.And the slow, sacred journey of finding her way home to herself.We speak honestly here — about manipulation, gaslighting, control, and how hard it is to leave when the world only sees the highlight reel.If you need a sign… this is it.Please follow the links on our stan store for details on where to f...
2025-07-20
1h 27
HOUSE OF H.E.R
‘He didn’t hit me, he hacked me’ - Surviving Digital Abuse: Mollie’s Story
Send a textIt didn’t start with a fist. It started with love bombing, secrets, and silent treatments.In this raw and fiercely honest episode, Mollie shares - for the first time in full, the story she has kept hidden for months. From falling in love with a man who said all the right things to surviving emotional abuse, financial control, and the terrifying realities of digital stalking, she reveals how leaving nearly cost her everything; including her safety, her business, and her identity.This is no...
2025-07-13
1h 07
HOUSE OF H.E.R
Welcome Home: Step Into House of H.E.R. with Hollie & Mollie
Send a text“Healing isn’t bubble baths. It’s the darkness that almost swallows you and the gold you find there.”Welcome to House of H.E.R. - a sacred space built for women navigating trauma, heartbreak, ADHD, and the long, winding road back to themselves.In our very first episode, we’re telling the story of how a random Instagram quote, two chaotic lives, and a thousand whispered truths became a podcast and a movement.We share:How heartbreak...
2025-07-06
16 min