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Domestic and sexual violence are detrimental to far too many individuals and families, yet such abuse continues to thrive in our communities. Join Hillarye Hightower, an expert in intimate partner and sexual violence prevention and Director of Training and Outreach at Denton County Friends of the Family on the podcast In Their Shoes. We will host engaging dialogues with prevention experts, policymakers, survivors, game changers, and community members invested in unpacking the pernicious dynamics of domestic and sexual violence. If you're ready to be part of the solution for ending gender-based violence in your own communities, join our conversations and walk along "In Their Shoes."

Hillarye Hightower


    • Jul 5, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 39 EPISODES


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    In Their Shoes, Episode 39

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 70:05


    A Breath of Hope with Rachelle Pinkerton meets All Things Legal with Donna Bloom! This episode details Donna's and Rachelle's experiences of the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial as they both lean on their expertise to lend explanations to certain things folks have had lots of questions about. Donna makes reference to "JOHNNY DEPP vs. AMBER HEARD: WHO'S THE VICTIM?" an analysis by Julie A. Owens, Violence Against Women Expert Consultant during the podcast. Please reach out to us - 940.387.5131 x240 - if you'd like more information or have difficulty finding this analysis online.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 38

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 62:05


    This month's A Breath of Hope with Rachelle Pinkerton is full of amazing tips for how to be supportive of someone experiencing domestic or sexual violence!

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 37

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 37:45


    Special guest Daysia Pinke, SAT Coordinator. Hear about the history of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, our Survivors Advocacy Team, and our upcoming Family Day Out event.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 36

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 57:59


    A Breath of Hope with Rachelle Pinkerton is back for April as we discuss Kim and Kanye.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 35

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 11:35


    A rundown of Denton County Sexual Assault Awareness Month events for April 2022.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 34

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 79:29


    Listen to a new monthly segment of In Their Shoes called Accountability Counts, which features David Almager, DCFOF's Battering Intervention and Prevention Program Director.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 33

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 42:10


    In March's "All Things Legal" segment, hear from Staci Schwartz Whitman about what it has been like to be a fairly new attorney at a family violence crisis agency during a pandemic.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 66:49


    A new monthly series - A Breath of Hope with Rachelle Pinkerton! Hear from expert and survivor, Rachelle Pinkerton, about all things domestic violence related.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 63:15


    Listen as youth expert, Abbi Deaderick, and DCFOF Client Services Specialist, Nicole Owens, discuss Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 62:18


    Community Educator, Cassandra Berry, hosts a Black History Month discussion with fellow DCFOF Staff: Executive Director - Toni Johnson-Simpson, Crisis Intervention Specialist - Sapphire Beverly, Residential Advocate - Epiphani Lowe, High-Risk Advocate - Khadijah Benford, and SAT Coordinator - Daysia Pinke. Also joining this amazing group is Denton County Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 23:10


    January is National Stalking Awareness Month. Listen in to learn more!

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 31:28


    Hear DCFOF Community Educator, Cassandra Berry, discuss the importance of an upcoming Black History Month x Domestic Violence Awareness event - An Evening of Raised Awareness.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 6:46


    End of the year greetings and a recap of 2021.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 41:59


    Hear from trauma expert therapist and Instagram sensation, Dr. Danica Harris, AKA @theempoweredtherapist, discuss Trauma and the Holidays.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 50:17


    Hear from everyone's favorite lawyer, Donna Bloom, for this month's episode of All Things Legal. Donna speaks about DCFOF's Legal Services.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 12:30


    Host, Hillarye Hightower, shares about Denton County Friends of the Family's Adopt a Family holiday drive.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 73:34


    Hear Lt. Matt Cain of Denton Police Department, Donna Bloom, and Lori Nelson, Director of Community Engagement at Denton County Friends of the Family discuss Domestic Violence High Risk Teams and their value.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 12:43


    A few nuggets of information about how pets are impacted by domestic violence.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 20:40


    Hear about some of the dynamics, red flags, and warning signs of domestic violence.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 20:10


    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Check out the events DCFOF is having this month.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 54:55


    Hispanic Heritage Month in the USA runs from September 15 - October 15. Hear from Nubia Torres, Program Director at Catholic Charities Dallas, and Donna Bloom, Director of Legal Services at Denton County Friends of the Family, for this month's All Things Legal episode.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 25:19


    Stephanie Honeycutt, Community Resource Coordinator, discusses DCFOF's Back to School Drive and how to be involved. https://www.dcfof.org/backtoschool

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 17

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 32:54


    Learn about the intersections of domestic violence and child protective services, as well as services targeted for parents at that intersection, from expert Nicole Owens.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 53:53


    This month's episode of All Things Legal isn't just Donna Bloom, Denton County Friends of the Family's Director of Legal Services and domestic and sexual violence guru, but also our very special guest, Mona Muro, Economic Justice Policy Coordinator at The Texas Council on Family Violence. These experts talk through Public Policy related to domestic and sexual violence.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 33:18


    Hear from expert, Cassandra Berry, about how Intimidation shows up in domestic violence.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 51:13


    This week's guests are Argyle, TX Chief of Police, Emmitt Jackson, and his personal hero - Penelope Smith - who just happens to be his Mom. They share their personal experiences with domestic violence that have shaped their careers, and especially have shaped how Chief Jackson views domestic violence police cases/policing.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 34:19


    Hear from Pilot Point, TX activist, domestic and sexual violence advocate/expert, Khadijah Benford, share some of her experiences being a Black woman in the domestic and sexual violence field, as well as a small community.

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    In Their Shoes Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 54:16


    This month's episode of All Things Legal featuring the great legal mind of Donna Bloom discussing the intersection of domestic violence and child protective services in Texas.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 50:25


    Kicking off Black History Month by hearing from guest Toni Johnson-Simpson, one of the few Black Executive Directors of a domestic and sexual violence crisis agency in Texas! Learn about her neat journey in this work.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 30:10


    Hear from expert counselor, Cyndi Grady, and expert educator, Taylor Gleitz about minimization, denial, and blame in domestic violence relationships.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 59:57


    This week's episode features 3 amazing experts - Lisa Beijan, Sarah Lehman, and Daysia Pinke - in the area of describing how children are used in domestic violence.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 42:58


    We enter an upcoming series on unpacking the pie pieces of the Power and Control Wheel. Hear in this episode from Economic Abuse and Coercive Control expert, Stephanie Aguilar.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 26:45


    Get to know a little about podcast host, Hillarye, and how she ended up in the domestic and sexual violence field.

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    In Their Shoes Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 30:47


    Learn about some definitions and dynamics of domestic and sexual violence, as well as services that Denton County Friends of the Family offers.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 71:56


    Tune in to this month's "All Things Legal" session of In Their Shoes and hear from one of the greatest legal minds of our field - Donna Bloom. She discusses the details of protective orders.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 46:32


    DCFOF Battering Intervention and Prevention Program (BIPP) Director, David Almager, explains BIPP and how it works with offenders of domestic violence.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 34:53


    Reloaded recording of Episode 3 - a chat with Cassandra Berry about DCFOF's Our Community Matters Initiative.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 39:47


    Hear from long-time donor and volunteer Nancy Rodriguez and her experiences with DCFOF's Adopt-a-Family program.

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    In Their Shoes, Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 20:47


    Reloaded version of Episode 1 - host Hillarye Hightower interviews Dr. Deborah Cosimo about The Silent Witness Project.

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