Tender

Dec 15 2021 10 ep. 17 mins 78

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Tender is a thoughtful podcast series about what happens when women leave abusive relationships. Each season follows one person’s story as she slowly—but surely—gets to know herself again.

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6: My Name is Roia Atmar

Nov 17 2021 19 mins

“My name is Roia Atmar, and—in my after—I made it a mission that other women find proof of their own. Proof that there is no uncomplicated route, that fear and shame lives in the most dubious of places, even still. That abuse does not end with the last lighting of a match, with the last foul insult, with the last bellow of a man—or ten—as they stand on the dusty steps of

5: Hungry and Holy

Nov 10 2021 19 mins

“Abuse grows where love once could have. Interpersonal violence is a double-edged sword. And this, this tense and dangerous phenomenon, makes any sort of court proceeding incredibly hard. A webbed thing. The end, or so it seems, of a terrible, loveless promise.” In episode 5 Hungry and Holy, Roia tackles the criminal justice system head on as she faces her abuser in the courtr

4: An Image of Recovery

Oct 28 2021 20 mins

“Working in the sector, and simultaneously existing as a survivor, means being looked at: being perceived, even if the woman on the other end of the line, or sitting before you, isn’t aware of your past. It means being an image of recovery, whether that image feels fully-formed or not.” In episode 4 An Image of Recovery, Roia establishes a career in the family violence sect

3: Bleeding but Adorned

Oct 18 2021 22 mins

“Over the span of my life, I had to get my nose re-pierced five times. It was a no-brainer: I was obviously going to do it. And, in a way, there was something quite powerful and commanding about my body’s insistence when it came to healing itself. Just this time, they were my wounds: and the sort that allowed me to bedazzle myself, time and time again, bleeding but adorned.”

2: Twice Over

Oct 11 2021 20 mins

“Given the way my burns creeped over my neck and side, it meant I physically wasn’t able to move in certain ways. I was a walking, talking, breathing conundrum of sorts: presented with this hopeful newfound agency having just left my abuser, but still restricted entirely by his doing, a prisoner in my body.” In episode 2 Twice Over, Roia moves to Melbourne, where she lives w

1: Something Burning

Oct 04 2021 18 mins

What does leaving actually look like? What does it mean for a space to become yours? For Roia Atmar, it began in a burns unit in a Perth hospital during the summer of 1998. After a brutal domestic assault from her then husband, the shy 20-year-old had never ventured out of the suburban home she shared with her partner’s family… at least since arriving in Australia from Pakist

Trailer: Season Two

Sep 29 2021 3 mins

What does my ‘after’ look like? How did my story begin? Tender is a thoughtful podcast series about what happens when women leave abusive relationships. The first season of Tender followed Madison’s journey of self-discovery and growth after an abusive relationship, zooming in on the small, soft details. Tender started where the story seemingly ends, at least in how domest