There's No Place Like Home by Future Women
Episodes
4. Rebuilding your community: “We are a sisterhood.”
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many people abused by their partner are cut off from the world. From their loved ones, their community and in some cases, their culture. Core parts of...
3. Financial freedom: Reclaiming your independence
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What's the real price of safety? Escaping an abusive partner is not just difficult, it's expensive. Moving costs, rent, child care and lawyers all add...
2. The domestic violence housing crisis: “I had nowhere else to go.”
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alecia* left her partner more times than she can count before she finally escaped for good. She didn't return because she wanted to get back together....
1. Life as a parent after domestic violence
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How does domestic violence affect mums and their children? And how do you rebuild a family bond after escaping an abusive partner? In episode on...
Next week: 6 survivors on the reality of rebuilding from domestic violence
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Escaping domestic abuse is just the beginning. But how do you actually rebuild a life after the crisis has passed? Join journalist Sally Spicer for a ...
Domestic violence recovery: the hidden truth
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On March 3, award-winning podcast There's No Place Like Home is returning for a fourth season - this time with video as well as audio. It's called Pat...
8. “The best is yet to come.”
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Geraldine Bilston first joined There’s No Place Like Home as a victim-survivor way back in season one. Since then a lot has changed for her, for...
7. "This is not punishment."
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Brian Sullivan still remembers the man who duped his men’s behaviour change group into thinking he’d changed when he hadn’t. In t...
6. “Never an excuse.”
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been years but Katrina still can’t stand the smell of bourbon. For far too long, her then-partner, Cameron*, blamed his violence on a...
5. “The flipside of image management.”
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janine never thought getting divorced would cost her her friends and family. But when Oscar* told them she was unstable and he was the real victim, it...
4. “Keeping her poor.”
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Janine left Oscar*, he told everyone their divorce had ruined him financially. It didn’t - but it did ruin her. In this episode of There&rs...
3. “Like a game of chess.”
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conor Pall never wanted to live with a man he calls ‘The Shadow’. But he was forced to. In this episode of There’s No Place Like Hom...
2. "I know where you are."
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After two women in Miranda’s* mothers group began to suspect she was being abused, they helped her finesse an escape plan for her and her baby. ...
1. “The ultimate act of revenge.”
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Ann O’Neill thought her estranged husband was moving on when he finally signed divorce papers. Days later, he killed their two young children...
Coming next week: Putting perpetrators in focus
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This season we’ll hone in on the insidious patterns and tactics of post-separation abuse, sharing the real stories of victim-survivors and exper...
Introducing your new host for season three...
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Rae Moss is an internationally best-selling author, human rights advocate, holistic practitioner and speaker who has spent her career driving pos...
Why didn't she leave? This season, she'll tell you.
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When we speak about domestic abuse and family violence, there is one question victim-survivors are asked again and again. “Why didn’t you ...
Bonus: Can a rapid intervention prevent further domestic violence disaster?
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Rishworth is the federal Social Services Minister. Two years ago her department released an ambitious strategy to end domestic violence against...
8. Hope
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The discourse around intimate partner violence can feel dispiriting and, sometimes, it can be hard to stay hopeful. But we need to hold on to hope. Ho...
7. Blame
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had a partner who made you feel like, no matter what, you couldn’t do anything right? In this episode we examine how criticising and b...
6. Money
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s estimated that financial abuse happens in 90 percent of abusive relationships.* But despite its prevalence, many people don’t realise how ser...
5. Watched
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tech-facilitated abuse can be overt. Think threatening phone calls or incessant messages. Or it can be covert, where an abuser monitors their partner’...
4. Jealousy
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all been jealous at some point in our lives. But there is a unique kind of jealousy specific to abusive partners. It’s the kind of jealousy ...
3. Gaslit
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gaslighting is the process of denying someone’s experience and what they believe to be true. In the last few years, it’s become part of our vernac...
2. Isolation
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Isolation occurs when an abusive partner inserts themselves between a victim-survivor and the outside world - whether that’s psychologically, physic...
1. Love bombed
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Love bombing is a word you’ve probably heard before. It feels like someone coming on too fast - with extravagant gestures or over-the-top compliment...
There's No Place Like Home returns for season two
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s No Place Like Home is returning. In season two, we will explore the invisible warning signs that - too often - go unnoticed and the patterns...
10. Deborah
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is an emotional journey that happens after abuse. It isn’t quick but rather long and winding. For a survivor of domestic and family violen...
9. Amani
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amani was pregnant with her first baby, in 2015, when a cousin called her. Her cousin was panicking and through a jumble of mixed up sentences, told A...
8. Carly
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of There’s No Place Like Home we introduce you to Carly. A proud Wiradjuri woman, Carly is the CEO and co-founder of Deadly Conn...
7. Jex
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to the advocacy and work of countless individuals, Australia is finally facing up to the scourge of domestic and family violence. However, the ...
6. Eleanor*
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eleanor* once owned an apartment in the United States, had a significant share portfolio and a very healthy savings account. She is now living paychec...
4. Nina*
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nina* never knew if Joe* was telling the truth. Joe said he used to be a police officer, that he still had good mates who served on the force. Joe sai...
3. May*
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
May* felt safer sleeping in her car, with a brand new baby girl, than she did in her home. With no money, no access to credit and no support service t...
2. Geraldine
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Geraldine’s mum Anne didn’t like Ted* from the beginning. But Anne found it hard to put her finger on exactly what bothered her about him....
1. Laura*
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For those who ask why someone might get involved - and stay - in a violent relationship, the answer is both simple and complex at the same time. ...