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. That’s when Justin’s* stalking began. In this episode of There’s No Place Like Home: After she leaves, Tara Rae Moss shares Miranda’s story and investigates perpetrators who stalk and harass their former partners after they separate. Subscribe on Spotify or Apple Visit the official website Keep up with FW on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn and join FW to unlock professional development, training and community Learn more about Commbank Next Chapter If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact 1800RESPECT, the national service for free and confidential counselling, information and support. Call 1800 737 732 or chat online 24/7 at www.1800respect.org.au If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76) In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000 There’s No Place Like Home is a podcast by FW, made in collaboration with our proud partner, Commonwealth Bank, who are committed to helping end financial abuse through CommBank Next Chapter. No matter who you bank with, if you’re worried about your finances because of domestic and family violence, you can contact CommBank’s Next Chapter Team on 1800 222 387 within Australia or visit commbank.com.au/nextchapter. Sources: One in five women one in 15 men have been physically stalked: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2024). 2021–2022 Personal Safety Survey. 51% of people in Australia have experienced technology-facilitated abuse: Powell, A., Flynn, A., & Henry, N. (2022). Technology-facilitated abuse: National survey of Australian adults’ experiences. In 40 percent of Australian cases where a man killed a current or former female partner, he had also stalked her: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network. (2022). Intimate partner violence homicides 2008–2018. In Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety & Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network. Data Report. Support the show: https://futurewomen.com/theresnoplacelikehome/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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