Episode 40: Masculinity, Domestic Violence, Parenting and Healing: Part Two with Lori Wade and Peyton Wade

Examine Your Hedman

Your hosts, Tara Hedman and Diane Thompson welcome you to another episode of Examine Your Hedman Podcast. They are joined today by Lori and Peyton Wade, mother and son. Peyton shares his story of surviving domestic violence and the tremendous pain and fear of escaping an abusive cycle. He expresses the experience of coming to terms with marital abuse as a man, and the undeserved shame of cultural pressures. Lori shares her experience as Peyton's mother and the fear she felt while supporting her son as they worked as a family to extricate him from the abusive relationship. Together they share the beauty of safe connection and deep healing after a storm of chaos and fear. Life really can suck less, so examine your head man! *This podcast is not a substitute for a therapeutic relationship with a mental health professional.*