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The CAPE Podcast

The CAPE Podcast

Hosted by: Kristi McVee

The CAPE Podcast is a Child Abuse Prevention and Education podcast for parents. With specific information, advice and tools to assist and guide parents in keeping their kids safe from abuse.

Episodes

S2 Ep20 Breaking down offender behaviours with Kelly Jackson

Season #2

CONTENT WARNING - discussion about offender behaviours and methodology  In this episode, Kristi interviews phD candidate, criminologist and psychologist Kelly Jackson.  Kelly and Kristi discuss the research around...
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S2 Ep19 Let down and abandoned with Mel James

Season #2

CONTENT WARNING - language warning, discussing grooming, child sexual abuse, long term abuse and sexual assault In this episode, Kristi talks with Mel James, lived experience child sexual abuse survivor and advocate...
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S2 Ep18 Protecting our First Nations families with Rachel Dunn

Season #2

CONTENT WARNING - language warning, discussions around child sexual abuse, domestic violence of First Nations peoples In this episode, Kristi talks with proud Palawa woman Rachel Dunn, about the impacts of domestic...
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S2 Ep17 Unpacking coercive control and the impacts on families with Kate Fylan

Season #2

CONTENT WARNING - language warning, discussions about domestic violence and trauma In this episode, Kristi speaks with Kate Fylan who has over 20 years experience with a Diploma in Social Worker, a qualified...
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S2 Ep16 Why families protect child abusers with Deb Aldrick

Season #2

CONTENT WARNING - Talk of child sexual abuse, intra-familial abuse, control and manipulationIn this episode, Kristi speaks with Deb Aldrick, Author, Survivor Advocate and Lived Experience Speaker about intra-familial...
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S2 Ep14 The 3 easy steps to child safety with John Cardamone

Season #2

Content Warning - talk around child sexual abuse  In this episode, Kristi talks about child sexual abuse and child safety with survivor, child safety advocate and parent, John Cardamone.  John shares his own survivor...
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S2 Ep 13 Considering our kids in regards to family violence with Shannon Miller

Season #2

Content Warning - discussions about domestic and family violence, suicide and self-harm In this episode, Kristi talks with Shannon Miller, a disability and family violence practice leader from the Centre Against...
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S2 Ep 12 Teaching body safety to children living with a disability with Holly ann Martin

Season #2

In this episode, Kristi speaks with veteran Protective Behaviours educator Holly-ann Martin about teaching body safety education to children living with a disability or where english isn't their first...
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S2 Ep11 I want to go home with Renee Marie Simpson

Season #2

CONTENT WARNING - Talk about sexual abuse, child sexual abuse and the death of a perpetrator. In this episode, Kristi talks with author, youth activist, sexual abuse survivor, sexual assault group facilitator and...
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S2 Ep10 A guide to sleepovers and school camps

Season #2

In this episode, Kristi talks about sleepovers and school camps from her experience as a detective and police officer, as well as a parent.  There is a lot of pressure on parents from many sources about sleepovers, so...
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S2 E9 Keeping Consent Education Simple with Kate Raston

Season #2

In this episode, Kristi speaks with We are Womxn co-founder, post-graduate Sexology student and 2024 Young Australian of the Year nominee, Kate Raston.  Kate talks about her experiences as a consent and healthy...
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S2 Ep8 Broken and lost in Kings Cross with Glen Fisher

Season #2

Content Warning -  Child Sexual Abuse, Substance Abuse, Suicide and Self-Harm - If any part of this episode causes distress, please see the resources below for support services and help.  In this episode, Kristi talks...
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