Today my conversation is with Dr Susanna Petche, a medical doctor who works with a holistic treatment approach, integrating medicine together with a personal and academic understanding of psychological trauma. Scientists have more evidence than ever before revealing the intertwined relationship between the mind and body. We see this with gut health's influence over our mental health, but we also see it with the very real physical manifestations of trauma on the body.

You'll hear about:

• Why we suppress traumatic experiences
• Our need for an expanded definition of trauma
• How our bodies process stressful events
• Links between trauma and health conditions
• Why the current separation between mind and body is artificial.

Find me: annaknight.com/links

Find Susanna: https://www.drsusannapetche.com/

Susanna's group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1380768415686192

Today my guest is Emily Jacob, founder of ReConnected Life as well as a dear friend and personal hero. We are discussing rape and sexual violence, an issue that affects more than 25% of women and 4% of men. This topic is sometimes left out of the conversation, but it's important to understand the nuances of it if we are to truly end gender-based violence.

You'll hear about:

• Who is affected by sexual violence
• What does and doesn't count as "rape"
• Why we need to believe survivors when they speak
• How to move the current picture forward
• What consent should be (enthusiastic and of course, sexy!)

Find me: www.annaknightcoach.com/links

Find Emily: https://reconnected.life/

How to challenge casual rape culture: https://www.bustle.com/p/what-to-say-when-someone-jokes-about-sexual-assault-3343722

Today my guest is Paul Withrington and we are discussing the intersection between domestic violence and modern slavery. Modern slavery is defined as "when an individual is exploited by others, for personal or commercial gain. Whether tricked, coerced, or forced, they lose their freedom." Far from being a small or localised issue, this is something we all need to bring our awareness to.

You'll hear about:

• What Modern Slavery is and what it might look like
• Why professionals need to be more aware of what to look for
• Empathy for those involved
• The overlap between gender-based violence and modern slavery
• Where we can start our awareness building and activism

Find me: www.annaknightcoach.com/links

Find Paul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-withrington-6624b613b/

Anti-slavery actions: https://www.antislavery.org/end-modern-slavery-five-ways/