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WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 1/9/26Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Topics: 1. No accountability for DV perps 2. Sexual abuse 3. Impact on family Guests: Katherine Erbes About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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Let's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 1/9/26Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Topics: 1. No accountability for DV perps 2. Sexual abuse 3. Impact on family Guests: Katherine Erbes About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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Let's Talk About ItWhen Your Ex Tries to Cut Your Head OffGuest: Katherine ErbesKatherine talks about almost being killed by her ex to see him get a plea deal and, four years after his release from prison, almost kill another woman.Topics discussed: Media abuse, sexual abuse, need for tougher DV sentencing
2026-01-0958 minLet's Talk About ItAbuse is Worse During the HolidaysGuests: Jolene, Jennifer, Tiffany, Gina, Sarah, and MarySix survivors talk about how holidays are the scariest and most miserable times of the year.Topics: The role alcohol plays in abuse, being let down by the court system, child abuse
2025-12-1558 minLet's Talk About ItLiz: When Your Abuser is a City OfficalGUEST: Liz Eckman Liz spoke to a Portland Press Herald reporter in 2022 to break the silence of her ex's arrest, and also lift the stigma surrounding domestic abuse. Read the article here. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Victim rights being ignored by courts, City government staying silent about domestic abuse charges against one of their own, dangers of DV strangulation, importance of survivors speaking out.
2025-11-1657 minWERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 11/14/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Liz Eckman talks about how Portland Maine city officials publicly recognized October as Domestic Abuse Awareness Month even as they were silent about criminal charges against their tax assessor for domestic violence assault against her. Topics: 1. Hypocrisy of town officials regarding domestic abuse 2. Court failure to notify victims of domestic abuse 3. Importance of survivors speaking out publicly Guests: Liz Eckman About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots sur...
2025-11-1458 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 11/14/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Liz Eckman talks about how Portland Maine city officials publicly recognized October as Domestic Abuse Awareness Month even as they were silent about criminal charges against their tax assessor for domestic violence assault against her. Topics: 1. Hypocrisy of town officials regarding domestic abuse 2. Court failure to notify victims of domestic abuse 3. Importance of survivors speaking out publicly Guests: Liz Eckman About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots sur...
2025-11-1458 minLet's Talk About ItSarah: Financial BauseGUEST: Sarah Doucette Sarah is the author of Stronger Than That: A Domestic Violence Survivor Uncovers the Truth About Her Abuser. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Financial abuse, Religion as a factor in staying in an abusive marriage
2025-10-2756 minWERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 10/10/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Sarah Doucette, author of Stronger Than That: A Domestic Violence Survivor Uncovers the Truth About Her Abuser, talks about the many factors that trapped her with a sociopath. Topics: 1. Financial abuse 2. Religion trapping you in abuse 3. Parental enabling Guests: Sarah Doucette About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Main...
2025-10-1057 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 10/10/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Sarah Doucette, author of Stronger Than That: A Domestic Violence Survivor Uncovers the Truth About Her Abuser, talks about the many factors that trapped her with a sociopath. Topics: 1. Financial abuse 2. Religion trapping you in abuse 3. Parental enabling Guests: Sarah Doucette About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Main...
2025-10-1057 minLet's Talk About ItHow the Family Heals From AbuseGUESTS: Rachel Davis and Mary Lou SmithTwo-Parter – Rachel: When You Grow Up With an Abusive Father; Mary Lou Celebrating 20 Years of FreedomTOPICS DISCUSSED: Abusive fathers, how siblings are impacted differently by abuse, breaking the cycle.
2025-09-2657 minLet's Talk About ItWhen a Man is Abused by a WomanGUEST: Anonymous (Male) Many similarities to abuse of a woman by a man are shared in this conversation with "Mark."TOPICS DISCUSSED: Emotional abuse, weaponizing of children, lack of resources for men abused by women.
2025-09-2458 minWERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 9/12/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse The director of a Maine public library Rachel Davis talks about growing up with a violent father. In Part 2, 85-year-old Mary Lou Smith reflects on her 20-year anniversary of freedom. Topics: 1. Abusive fathers 2. Impact of domestic abuse on siblings 3. Breaking the cycle Guests: Rachel Davis and Mary Lou Smith About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one con...
2025-09-1257 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 9/12/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse The director of a Maine public library Rachel Davis talks about growing up with a violent father. In Part 2, 85-year-old Mary Lou Smith reflects on her 20-year anniversary of freedom. Topics: 1. Abusive fathers 2. Impact of domestic abuse on siblings 3. Breaking the cycle Guests: Rachel Davis and Mary Lou Smith About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one con...
2025-09-1257 minWERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 7/11/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse The owner of a popular cupcake shop breaks her silence about a first husband who regularly strangled her. Topics: 1. Misplaced shame. 2. Domestic Violence Strangulation. 3. How abusers do not change. Guests: Vicki Murray About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2025-07-1158 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 7/11/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse The owner of a popular cupcake shop breaks her silence about a first husband who regularly strangled her. Topics: 1. Misplaced shame. 2. Domestic Violence Strangulation. 3. How abusers do not change. Guests: Vicki Murray About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2025-07-1158 minLet's Talk About ItWhen You Break the Silence After 40 YearsGUEST: Vicki Murray, owner of Laugh Loud Smile Big bakeryVicki talks about what kept her silent and what it like to break her silence over 15 years of abuse including strangulation by the man she started dating at 17 years old. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Domestic violence strangulation, the abuser calling you crazy, being told by the next wife that he did the same thing to her
2025-07-1157 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 5/9/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse When your ex tries to burn your house down with you and your daughter in it and is out of jail in less than a year. Topics: 1. Broken Judicial System 2. Domestic Violence Arson 3. Impact of Domestic Violence on Children Guests: Agnes Brackett About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all acr...
2025-05-0958 minWERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 5/9/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse When your ex tries to burn your house down with you and your daughter in it and is out of jail in less than a year. Topics: 1. Broken Judicial System 2. Domestic Violence Arson 3. Impact of Domestic Violence on Children Guests: Agnes Brackett About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all acr...
2025-05-0958 minLet's Talk About ItWhen You Become a Virtual Prisoner Because Your Ex Is Out On Early ReleaseGuests: Agnes BrackettAgnes discusses trying to keep her daughter safe from her gun-toting, fire-starting husband. Topics discussed: Child Abuse, Guns, Failure of Justice System
2025-05-0958 minWERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 3/7/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse When your ex who almost killed you is released early from prison to now be charged with strangling another woman to death. Topics: 1. Broken Judicial System 2. Domestic Violence Strangulation 3. Impact of Domestic Violence on Children Guests: Darcia Maning and Dezarae Caron About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Mai...
2025-03-0758 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 3/7/25Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse When your ex who almost killed you is released early from prison to now be charged with strangling another woman to death. Topics: 1. Broken Judicial System 2. Domestic Violence Strangulation 3. Impact of Domestic Violence on Children Guests: Darcia Maning and Dezarae Caron About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Mai...
2025-03-0758 minLet's Talk About ItWhen Your Abuser is Let Out Early From Prison to (Allegedly) Kill Another WomanGuests: Darcia and Dezarae – Darcia and Dezarae discuss how the “sweetest man in the world” in prison turned evil upon release.Topics Discussed: Failed judicial system, strangulation, impact on children
2025-03-0757 minLet's Talk About ItTeen Dating AbuseGuest: Lilly DesRoberts – Lilly, a 20-year-old UNE Biddeford pre-dental student, talks about how cyber-stalking and suicide threats by her boyfriend from high school plagued her first year of college. Topics: Life360 cyber-stalking, suicide threats, alcohol, failure of judicial court system
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ToxicEp. 104: Patrisha McLean Is a Survivor and Her Ex is Bitter About ThatPatrisha McLean survived nearly three decades of abuse by her [unfortunately still] famous ex, Don McLean, singer of "American Pie." Once free, though Don tried his best to discredit her in the media (sound familiar?), she started her own nonprofit to help other survivors of violence, aptly named, Finding Our Voices. It's been working on taking down abusive a-holes ever since, and we love her for it. She joins us today on Toxic to tell us more about it. (Apologies in advance for the sound issues in this episode. Amanda was having issues with her microphone.) ...
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Persistence U with LizbethBreaking the Silence: Patrisha McLean on Finding Our Voices and Transforming Trauma into AdvocacyPatrisha McLean, founder and CEO of Finding Our Voices, shares her personal journey from being the wife in a picture-perfect marriage to a survivor of intimate partner violence who now empowers others. Patrisha’s story highlights the courage it takes to leave a well-known partner amid public scrutiny and the transformative power of advocacy.From finding solidarity in unexpected places to launching a statewide movement to support survivors, Patrisha's work shines a light on red flags, green flags, and the importance of breaking the silence around domestic abuse. Her organization provides practical support, from financial aid to dental care, and bu...
2025-01-1533 minLet's Talk About ItLosing Your Best Friend to Domestic ViolenceGuest: Kerry Smith – Kerry talks about the preventable DV murders of mother and daughter Jennie and Lisa Bailey in Bath. Topics include: Police response to DV, Veteran’s Administration response to DV, systemic changes needed
2024-12-1358 minWERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 12/12/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse When your best friend is murdered by her father. Topics: 1. Guns. 2. Growing up with abuse. 3. Police and VA response to domestic violence. Guest: Kerry Smith whose mother’s boyfriend was abusive and whose best friend was murdered by her father. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
2024-12-1258 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 12/12/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse When your best friend is murdered by her father. Topics: 1. Guns. 2. Growing up with abuse. 3. Police and VA response to domestic violence. Guest: Kerry Smith whose mother’s boyfriend was abusive and whose best friend was murdered by her father. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
2024-12-1258 minLet's Talk About ItDV Homicide, Almost and ActualGuests: Michelle, Kerry, Amber – Michelle, a communications executive talks about an early marriage that almost killed her. Kerry and Amber talk about their best friends who were murdered by DV this year. Topics include: Financial abuse, guns, family impact of abuse
2024-11-1557 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 11/8/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Homicide—Actual and Almost. Topics: 1. Strangulation. 2. From charmer to psychopath. 3. Femicide in Maine. Guest: Michelle, survivor; Kerry and Amber, best friends of two of the four women domestic violence homicide victims in Maine in October. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2024-11-0857 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 11/8/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Homicide—Actual and Almost Topics: 1. Strangulation. 2. From charmer to psychopath. 3. Femicide in Maine. Guest: Michelle, survivor; Kerry and Amber, best friends of two of the four women domestic violence homicide victims in Maine in October. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2024-11-0857 minLet's Talk About ItIncarceration and Substance AbuseGuest: Melody – Melody, a Mi’kmaq native, realized when she connected with Finding Our Voices that domestic abuse is at the root of her substance abuse as well as incarceration. She talks here about how she transcended both to become a wellbriety coach and published author. Topics include: Incarceration, Substance Abuse, Native culture
2024-11-0858 minLet's Talk About ItDomestic Abuse and ReligionGuests: Anonymous and Jennifer. Two-parter about how religion helped to trap both women in domestic abuse and made it harder to get out.“Anonymous" talks about the Cantor who refused to give her a Get for a divorce, and Jennifer talks about the pious-acting husband who was anything but.
2024-10-2458 minLet's Talk About ItWhen Your Father Kills Your MotherGuest: Shelly Edwards Jorgensen. Shelly is the author of the memoir Beautiful Ashes: A quest to uncover family secrets and survive the truth. https://www.beautifulashesmemoir.com/books/Topics: Child abuse, Siblings, Arson
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She Goes by Jane: A True Crime PodcastEpisode 58: Gloria Kidder Korzon with guest reader Patrisha McLean“Did you find the body?” a killer asks law enforcement 38 years after his wife went missing. When Gloria Kidder met her future husband at work, little did she know she was also meeting the man who would force her to experience an escalating pattern of violence ending only in her death.This week we’re joined by Patrisha McLean who started on her journey of activism for women’s rights upon the domestic violence arrest of her then-husband of 29 years, Don “American Pie” McLean. She is the founder and CEO of Finding Our Voices, a Maine sist...
2024-10-1753 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 10/11/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse He burned her house down, with her dog inside, and she is estranged from her children and grandchildren. Topics: 1. Arson. 2. Sexual abuse. 3. Family siding with the abuser. Guest: Mary Kamradt, Chief of Staff of Finding Our Voices. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2024-10-1158 minLet's Talk About ItWhen He Burns Everything to the GroundGuest: Mary Kamradt, Chief of Staff of Finding Our Voices. Her home was destroyed and dog killed in a fire set by her ex, and her family sided with him.Topics: Sexual abuse, arson, estrangement from children and grandchildren.
2024-10-1057 minLet's Talk About ItTwo-parter: The Military and Same Sex AbuseGuests: Ashley and Dezarae.Ashley talks about how overseas deployments made him increasingly abusive at home. Dezarae talks about being terrorized by a girlfriend. Topics: The military, same sex abuse, impact on children
2024-09-2657 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 9/13/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Caroline McKuen shares how her pastor minimized the financial and sexual abuse and criminal activity of her ex-husband. Topics: 1. Financial abuse. 2. Patriarchal churches enabling domestic abuse. 3. Sexual abuse. Guest: Caroline McKuen, director of the Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition. More info at www.presbyterianadvocacycoalition.org About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all...
2024-09-1357 minLet's Talk About ItWhen Your Pastor Sides With Your AbuserGuest: Caroline McKuenThe director of the Presbyterian Advocacy Council talks about her church’s enabling of criminal, financial, and sexual abuse Topics: Religious abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse.https://www.presbyterianadvocacycoalition.org
2024-09-1258 minLet's Talk About ItIsolation and the Importance of FriendsGuests: Courtney Davis and Jess Jess introduced her best friend to him, then grew alarmed as he steadily turned Courtney into a shell of herselfTopics: Sexual abuse, financial abuse, what to do when you are worried for a loved oneShort film on Courtney here.
2024-08-2258 minLet's Talk About ItFinancial AbuseGuests: Lora and Jeannine Lauber OrenTWO PARTER: Lora, A Maine nurse talks about financial abuse continuing with the divorce. Then Jeannine Lauber Oren of Finding Our Voices talks about the Maine law she helped get through to help mitigate financial abuse.Topics: Financial abuse, sexual abuse, divorce hellMore about Jeannine is here. The law Jeannine helped to pass is here: H.P. 553 - L.D. 748 law, "An Act To Provide Relief to Survivors of Economic Abuse".
2024-08-1558 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 8/9/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse The devastation of financial abuse, as experienced by Lora, a Maine nurse, and explained by Jeannine, a domestic abuse survivor/victim’s advocate with Finding Our Voices. Topics: 1. Financial Abuse 2.Sexual Abuse 3. Manipulation of Abusers Guest: Lora and Jeannine. Jeannine is a survivor from Southern Maine who led the passage of LD 947: An Act to Address the Long-Term Impact of Economic Abuse by a Spouse. findingourvoices.net/jeannine-archive static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea1c13f9388622c75e02f...
2024-08-0958 minLet's Talk About ItIt Happens in Rich Families, TooGuest: AnonymousWhat it was like having a childhood that on the outside seemed golden and glamourous, and on the inside was a “living hell”.Topics: Narcissistic fathers, living a lie, child abuse
2024-08-0957 minLet's Talk About ItNo Justice, No Safety IIIGuest: AnonymousHe strangled her and forced her at gunpoint to take a bottle of sleeping pills, and is out on bail pending trial! Topics: Strangulation, perpetrator right trumping victim rights, bail reform
2024-07-1941 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 7/12/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse He strangled her, tried to smother her, forced her at gunpoint to take a bottle of sleeping pills and a judge lowered his bail so he could be released from custody. Topics: 1. Domestic violence murder hidden as suicide 2. Puffball sentencing of domestic abusers 3. Reckless Maine judges Guest: Anonymous About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and...
2024-07-1258 minLet's Talk About ItNo Justice, No Safety IIGuest: JoleneNo accountability from the courts and police make him scarier and scarier, to her, her children, the police and the public. Topics: Criminal court reform, good ol’ boy network, the folly of Batterer’s Intervention
2024-07-1258 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 6/14/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse A man talks about being abused by a woman. Topics include: The Power and Control Wheel, the specific challenges of being a man abused by a woman, the similarities of men being abused by women and women being abused by men. Guest: Anonymous About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all...
2024-06-1457 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 5/10/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Jolene Miles of Lewiston talks about how Maine’s courts and police enabled her dangerous ex, putting herself, her children, her pets, the general public and also the police at risk. Guest: Jolene Miles Topics include: The dereliction of the courts when it comes to DV. How police fail victims of domestic abuse. How perpetrator rights trump those of the victim in Maine. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the g...
2024-05-1058 minLet's Talk About ItNo Justice, No Safety IGuest: BethanyThis nurse’s ex has a 30-page criminal record and has violated protection from abuse orders 20 times with no consequences Topics: Uselessness of PFAs, do-nothing DAs, child abuse
2024-04-2358 minLet's Talk About ItWhen Your Abuser is a CelebrityGuest: Donna Kaz William (Body Heat) Hurt swept Donna off her feet when she was a young actress, and grew steadily more dangerous. Topics: Narcissists, fame as an enabler, career-sabotagingDonna is a feminist activist and author of Unmasked: Memoirs of a Guerilla Girl on Tour https://www.amazon.com/MASKED-Memoirs-Guerrilla-Girl-Tour/dp/1510709436https://variety.com/2022/film/news/donna-kaz-william-hurt-former-partner-surviving-abuse-1235208312/
2024-04-2358 minLet's Talk About ItWhen The Rights of A Father Trumps the Safety of the ChildGuest: Amy Maine officials worked overtime to give full custody of her baby granddaughter to a two-time domestic violence felon. Topics: Family court dysfunction, child abuse, grandparental rights
2024-04-2357 minLet's Talk About ItA Man Talks About His Violent FatherGuest: Randall Liberty, Maine's Commissioner of CorrectionsRandy talks with Patrisha about the impact his father’s violence toward his mother had on him and his brothers. Topics: Sons and fathers, sons and mothers, the importance of prison for violent abusers
2024-04-2358 minLet's Talk About ItMother & DaughterGuest: Jackie Lee McLean The host of this Podcast talks with her daughter about how the abuse impacted them separately and also together and their path to healing.Topics: Child abuse, narcissistic fathers, triangulation Jackie is an executive of an IT company, and singer-songwriter who provides the music for this Podcast. More of Jackie's Music here.
2024-04-2257 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 4/12/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: “Bethany” Topics include: PFA violations being ignored DA Dismissals of DV over and over again Children traumatized by DV About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2024-04-1258 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 3/8/24Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Amy Judkins talking about how DHHS prioritized custody of her granddaughter to a domestic violence felon. Topics include: Maine officials emboldening domestic abusers. No accountability for Maine domestic abusers. Domestic abuser rights trumping the safety of children. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2024-03-0857 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 12/8/23: Holidays with AbuseProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Gina Dobson, Sarah Graham, Jennifer Greensmith, Tiffany Pacin, Mary Kamradt, and Jolene Iannotti. Topics include: How domestic abuse is worse during the holidays, road rage, when there is no joy for children due to the abuse. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2023-12-0858 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 11/10/23: Man Growing Up With a Violent FatherProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Commissioner of Corrections, Randall Liberty Topics include: How growing up with a violent father impacts boys and men. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2023-11-1058 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 10/13/23: Two-Parter On Military, LBGTQ SituationsProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Ashley and Dezarae Topics include: How the military turned a partner mean, same-sex abuse, emotional abuse, impact on children. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2023-10-1358 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 9/8/23: Yes it DOES Happen in Expensive Homes, TooProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Anonymous Topics include: Domestic abuse crosses into every socioeconomic strata, child abuse, how domestic abuse impacts family members, the complicity of silent friends. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2023-09-0858 min
WHEN DATING HURTSPatrisha McLean - Married to Famous Recording Artist and Marital Abuser.Patrisha McLean was married to a world-renowned singer for 29 years. It started as a fairytale relationship but devolved into a 24/7 nightmare. For 29 years!Like many survivors, it took Patrisha a long time before she recognized this as classic domestic violence. Getting out almost cost her life. This episode teaches what can happen to anyone who doesn't know the warning signs. It also informs you on what to do when these red flags are detected.Thank you for listening to our WHEN DATING HURTS podcast,
2023-08-181h 04Let's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 7/14/23: Abuse by a Father – Updated Version of 6/11/21 EpisodeProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Sue Garrett, Elizabeth Garber, Karin Spitfire, and Kathleen Robinson Weston Topics include: Child abuse, how domestic abuse impacts the family, healing through art and writing About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2023-07-1458 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 6/9/23: Ex Turning a Miscarriage Into a Murder ChargeProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Gina. Gina talks about how her ex made good on his promise to crush her if she left, by filing a false charge against her for murder when the death was actually a miscarriage, and how she remains a felon to this day. Topics include: Legal abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit breaking the silence of domestic abu...
2023-06-0958 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 5/12/23: Narcisstic AbuseProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Aimee, author of the blog Biddeford Bachelorette. Mandy returns to update us on how she is still being plagued by her ex years after the divorce and his way-too-short prison term for domestic violence, and how the courts are enabling him to shirk paying her child support. Topics include: Using your love of pets to terrorize you, no justice for domestic violence victims and no accountability for domestic violence perpetrators. Post-separation abuse. About the host: Patri...
2023-05-1258 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 4/14/23: When Your Abuser is FamousProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Donna Kaz. Donna talks about being swept off her feet by the late actor William Hurt who terrorized her for three years. Donna is a feminist activist and the author of Unmasked: Memoirs of a Guerilla Girl on Tour. Topics include: Being stymied, staunched, and brutalized by someone the public glorifies. The harmful silence of others. Getting out from the shadow of someone famous and finding ourselves. The Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial. About the host...
2023-04-1458 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 2/10/23: This Is Not Love!Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Olivia and Jeannine. Olivia, 24, talks about being swept off her feet by an older man who was more established in her credit union work field and how the jealousy and control swept in as soon as they were engaged. Jeannine, a former TV news anchor, talks about financial abuse. Topics include: Coercive control, financial abuse, no justice in court. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivo...
2023-02-1058 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 12/9/22: Surviving Domestic Violence – Melody and MelissaProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Melody Rose Paul, author of Savaged to Wellness and The Road to Recovery and Melissa, who barely survived the violent rampage of her ex who was out on bail when he committed this. Melody is a Mi’kmaq native who says that being incarcerated was a relief from her captivity at home by her controlling ex. Topics: Incarceration, the link between substance abuse and domestic abuse, no justice for victims of domestic abuse, turning pain into art...
2022-12-0958 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 10/14/22: Effect of Domestic Abuse on the ChildrenProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Gail and Natasha talk about lingering control and abuse of the children once you physically escape the abusive partner, and 83-year-old Mary Lou reads poems documenting her growing understanding of the 43 years of abuse she and her children endured. Topics Include: Post-separation abuse, the impact of domestic abuse on children, how domestic abut impacts the mother/child relationship. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non...
2022-10-1458 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 6/10/22: Surmounting Abuse to Excel AcademicallyProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Denisse, Fullbright Scholar and Harvard Kennedy School graduate Lian, law school graduate Topics include: Emotional abuse, post-separation abuse, wanting to kill yourself because of the abuse. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grassroots survivor-powered non-profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse community by community all across Maine.
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2022-06-1058 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 5/13/22: When Your Abuser is FamousProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Donna Kaz. In Donna’s memoir Unmasked: Memoir of a Guerilla Girl on Tour she relates being terrorized by the serial domestic abuser William Hurt. Topics include: What is it like when your abuser is an artist admired around the world for his sensitivity, emotional abuse, the power of fame, being robbed of yourself and coming into yourself. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grassrroots survivor-powered non-profit orga...
2022-05-1358 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 4/8/22: They Don’t ChangeProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Christie, beauty pageant director Topics include: Multi-generational abuse, how they don’t change, family enablers. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grassrroots survivor-powered non-profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse community by community all across Maine.
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2022-04-0858 min
J TalksJ Talks | Patrisha McLeanIn this episode, Molly talks with the journalist and photographer, Patrisha McLean. Patricia founded the nonprofit Finding Our Voices, which is dedicated to breaking the stigma surrounding domestic violence and supporting survivors in their journey toward healing.
2022-03-0930 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 1/14/22: Domestic Abuse and ReligionProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Jennifer Greenmith and Anonymous. A woman survivor of domestic abuse in the orthodox Jewish community and another in the Christian community talk about how religion played a key factor in trapping them and keeping them trapped in domestic violence. Topics include: Religion, mental Illness, family court malfunction. About the host: Patrisha McLean is an award-winning photojournalist and the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the survivor-powered and grassroots nonprofit organization breaking the silence of domestic ab...
2022-01-1457 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 12/10/21: The Effect of Domestic Violence on the ChildrenProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Shelly Edwards-Jorgensen, author of the memoir Beautiful Ashes, talks about growing up with a charismatic, violent father and her healing journey after he killed her mother and burned their house down. More information can be found here: www.beautifulashesmemoir.com Topics include: How children suffer in homes where there is domestic violence, no justice in the courts, healing from trauma. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roo...
2021-12-1058 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 11/12/21: A Man’s Perspective of Growing Up In Domestic AbuseProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean and Clara Shneid, Kathryn Brunhaver, Suzie Assam from DocSong Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Andy escaped the domestic abuse in his home when he left for college but now feels guilty for leaving his mom behind in it. Topics include: Alcohol, mother/son relationship, breaking the cycle. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all...
2021-11-1258 min
I Always Wanted ToHear Your FeedbackLiz wraps up Season 8 and talk about what's upcoming over the next few months. I love hearing listener feedback. Here's a sample from the recent series. The underwater explorer? I loved her. I bought her book. The cave diver? Aaack - it makes me claustrophobic. I totally understand Dr. Leslie's love of self-contained solo riding. Oh come on, there's nothing wrong with e-bikes. You were not all in agreement and that's just fine. I want to hear...
2021-11-0802 minI Always Wanted ToLeave an Abusive Relationship Patrisha McLean is a photojournalist whose life was upended in 2016 when her husband of 29 years was arrested for domestic violence. The arrest set her free, and on a course of activism around women's rights. In 2019 she started the non-profit organization and movement breaking the silence of domestic abuse Finding Our Voices, which is at FindingOurVoices.net. She has a podcast and radio show of conversations with survivors and for 2021 was named one of 21 leaders for the 21st century by Women's eNews. Also, since leaving my ex, I am doing everything I always wanted to do. "Scuba diving" is...
2021-11-0140 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 9/10/21: Police as the AbuserProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Amy Burns. How she thought her ex would protect her because he was a police officer but he ended up terrorizing her and her son, and how nothing happened when she reported him to his bosses at the Maine State Police. Topics include: Weaponizing of children, police covering up for one of their own, financial abuse About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit org...
2021-09-1058 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 8/13/21: Same Sex Domestic AbuseProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Tiffany Engelhardt. Because her first same sex intimate partner relationship felt so right, it was easy to overlook the red flags. Topics include: Weaponizing children, dysfunctional court system, abuse specific to same sex relationship. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2021-08-1358 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 7/9/21: Extreme IsolationProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Rebekah Lowell, illustrator and author of the middle grade book The Road to After, talks about how the man she met at 17 kept her and their two children captive for 10 years. Topics include: Terrorizing, Isolation, having your creativity stymied, the incompetence of the District Attorney. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a...
2021-07-0957 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 6/11/21: Parental AbuseProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Elizabeth Garber and Sue Garrett of with readings by poets Linda Buckmaster, Ellen Sander, Marjorie Arnett, Kathleen Robinson and Karin Spitfire. All from Belfast, Maine Topics include: Charismatic and controlling fathers, mothers as enablers and victims, healing through love and art. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all acro...
2021-06-1157 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 5/14/21: Police ResponseProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Hannah, Mandy, Lori, and Sarah talk about police response to the domestic violence and how this impacted their safety as well as their children’s. Topics include: Lax sentencing, mental illness. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2021-05-1458 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 3/12/21: Emotional AbuseProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Dr. Kerry Roarke talks about how she was the breadwinner yet he controlled the money. Elizabeth Garber reads her poem about her abusive father. Topics include: Financial abuse, coercive control, parental abuse. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2021-03-1257 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 2/12/21: Mother and DaughterProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Jackie Lee McLean, musician daughter of the host of this radio show talks with her mother about the abuse in the home while she was growing up. Topics include: How domestic abuse impacts each family member differently, not talking about it and then breaking your silence, breaking free, turning trauma into art. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of d...
2021-02-1258 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 12/11/20: No Accountability For the PerpetratorProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Hannah Topics include: Mental Illness, Family Court dysfunction, Leniency for Perpetrators. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2020-12-1158 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 11/13/20: Let Down by the SystemProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: “Just A Bully” co-written with Patrisha McLean and Nora Willauer in a collaboration with DocSong. Performed by Willauer. Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guest: Amanda Fitzsimmons Topics include: Impact on children, court dysfunction, inaction of police and judge. This episode is sponsored by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all acr...
2020-11-1358 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 9/11/20: Best Friends Saving Each OtherProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: “Just A Bully” co-written with Patrisha McLean and Nora Willauer in a collaboration with DocSong. Performed by Willauer. Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Nicky and Kathi. These best friends and business partners discuss how they each were lured and trapped into dangerous relationships and how they helped each other escape. Topics include: Emotional abuse, financial abuse, isolation, power of friendship. This episode is sponsored by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding...
2020-09-1158 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 7/28/20: Mother/DaughterProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: “Just A Bully” co-written with Patrisha McLean and Nora Willauer in a collaboration with DocSong. Performed by Willauer. Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Rhonda and Ashley talk about how they were controlled and tormented in similar and different ways by husband/father and how they healed their mother and daughter relationship. Topics include: Coercive control, child abuse, financial abuse. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domesti...
2020-07-2857 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 7/21/20: Emotional AbuseProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production assistance: Alex Wilder Music: “Just A Bully” co-written with Patrisha McLean and Nora Willauer in a collaboration with DocSong. Performed by Willauer. Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Molly Eddy, Lindsay O’Brien and Carissa Carney. When there are no bruises it is harder to see, but feels just as bad and sometimes worse. Second Part, more voices from some of the 45 women on the Finding Our Voices domestic abuse-awareness posters touring the state: Melanie Leo-Daigle, Meg Barclay, Maegan Graslie and Mary Lou Smith. Topics include: The tactics abusers us...
2020-07-2157 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 7/14/20: Many Survivor VoicesProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Alex Wilder Music: “Just A Bully” co-written with Patrisha McLean and Nora Willauer in a collaboration with DocSong. Performed by Willauer. Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Jeannine Oren, Amber Hatch, Olivia Chilles, Patrisha McLean, Milli, Autumn Saldena, Bekah Martinez, Judy Godwin, and Betsy Thurston. All survivors on the Finding Our Voices domestic-abuse awareness posters throughout Maine. Topics include: The full range including physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powere...
2020-07-1458 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 7/7/20: IsolationProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Alex Wilder Music: “Just A Bully” co-written with Patrisha McLean and Nora Willauer in a collaboration with DocSong. Performed by Willauer. Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Jessica Scata and Sicily Siracusa. Topics include: The silence of family and community, how friends can help, the link between drugs and domestic abuse. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.
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2020-07-0753 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 6/30/20: SistersProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Alex Wilder Music: “Just A Bully” co-written with Patrisha McLean and Nora Willauer in a collaboration with DocSong. Performed by Willauer. Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Sisters Julie and Patti talk about how domestic abuse impacts the sibling relationship. Second part, 79-year-old Linda of Rockport talks about a first, 20 year marriage she didn’t realize until recently was abusive. Topics include: Extreme physical abuse, Impact on family, denial. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organiz...
2020-06-3058 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 6/23/20: Many VoicesProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Alex Wilder Music: “Just A Bully” co-written with Patrisha McLean and Nora Willauer in a collaboration with DocSong. Performed by Willauer. Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Mary Lou Smith, Lian Anderson, Jeannine Lauber Oren, Christine Buckley and Maegan Graeslie, all on the Finding Our Voices domestic abuse awareness posters throughout Maine. Topics include: The impact on children, animal abuse, the dysfunctional court system. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of dome...
2020-06-2356 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 6/12/20: Isolation and the Importance of FriendsProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Alex Wilder Music: “Just A Bully” co-written with Patrisha McLean and Nora Willauer in a collaboration with DocSong. Performed by Willauer. Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Courtney Billings and Jess Harriman Courtney and Jess discuss how Jess grew alarmed as Courtney’s new boyfriend slowly turned her into a shell of herself, and how she helped to rescue her. Topics include: Emotional abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organizati...
2020-06-1256 minLet's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesLet’s Talk About It 6/5/20: DEBUT! Many Survivor VoicesProducer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Alex Wilder Music: “Just A Bully” co-written with Patrisha McLean and Nora Willauer in a collaboration with DocSong. Performed by Willauer. Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse Guests: Eve Jamieson, Sarah McLean, and Alison, all survivors with their photo portraits on the Finding Our Voices domestic abuse-awareness posters throughout Maine. Topics include: Domestic Abuse during COVID, impact on children, dysfunctional court system. About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one con...
2020-06-0558 min
Maine Currents | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesMaine Currents Special 8/29/19: Part 2 of 2- Patrisha McLean’s “Finding Our Voices”Producer/Host: Amy Browne Note: Maine Currents will return to our regular time slot – the 1st Thursday of each month at 10, in September. PLEASE BE ADVISED: This program features women telling their stories of surviving domestic abuse. Some of the descriptions of abuse and violence are graphic. According to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, here in Maine a domestic violence assault is reported to law enforcement roughly every 2 hours. And according to a 2018 report by the Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel, for more than 10 years, almost half of the homicides in Maine were caused by domestic vi...
2019-08-2900 minMaine Currents | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesMaine Currents Special 8/29/19: Part 2 of 2- Patrisha McLean’s “Finding Our Voices”Producer/Host: Amy Browne Note: Maine Currents will return to our regular time slot – the 1st Thursday of each month at 10, in September. PLEASE BE ADVISED: This program features women telling their stories of surviving domestic abuse. Some of the descriptions of abuse and violence are graphic. According to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, here in Maine a domestic violence assault is reported to law enforcement roughly every 2 hours. And according to a 2018 report by the Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel, for more than 10 years, almost half of the homicides in Maine were caused by domestic vi...
2019-08-2900 minMaine Currents | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesMaine Currents 8/28/19: Part 1 of 2- Patrisha McLean’s “Finding Our Voices”Producer/Host: Amy Browne Note: We were off the air on 8/1/19 when this originally was scheduled to air. Maine Currents will return to our regular time slot – the 1st Thursday of each month at 10, in September. PLEASE BE ADVISED: This program features women telling their stories of surviving domestic abuse. Some of the descriptions of abuse and violence are graphic. According to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, here in Maine a domestic violence assault is reported to law enforcement roughly every 2 hours. And according to a 2018 report by the Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel, for more th...
2019-08-2800 minMaine Currents | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesMaine Currents 8/28/19: Part 1 of 2- Patrisha McLean’s “Finding Our Voices”Producer/Host: Amy Browne Note: We were off the air on 8/1/19 when this originally was scheduled to air. Maine Currents will return to our regular time slot – the 1st Thursday of each month at 10, in September. PLEASE BE ADVISED: This program features women telling their stories of surviving domestic abuse. Some of the descriptions of abuse and violence are graphic. According to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, here in Maine a domestic violence assault is reported to law enforcement roughly every 2 hours. And according to a 2018 report by the Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel, for more th...
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