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This episode comes with a content warning.We talk about family violence, abusive relationships, trauma, bullying, anxiety, depression, CPTSD, psychiatric hospitalisation, and some pretty heavy mental health stuff. So if this is not for you today, save it for a day when you’ve got a few more spoons.Today it’s just me, no Jayne, and I’m joined by Jacinta Dubojski from Just Another Girl.This is a different kind of conversation.Jacinta is someone a lot of people would probably look at and make assumptions about. Tall, beautiful, polished, put together. And that is exactly part of why this conversation matters. Because people do that all the time. They look at someone and decide their life must have been easy.It wasn’t.We talk about bullying, low self-worth, abusive relationships, trauma, what it does to your brain and body, and what it takes to keep going when life has absolutely kicked the sh*t out of you.Jacinta also talks about the work she now does with girls in schools through Just Another Girl, and why speaking up can genuinely change, and sometimes save, lives.This one is raw. It wanders a bit in places. It gets heavy. It also has hope in it.And the reason it belongs on this podcast is because neurodivergent people are more vulnerable to abusive relationships, family violence, coercion and other forms of harm than a lot of people realise. We do not talk about that enough.If this one hits close to home, please check the support links below. And if you need to, send this episode to someone and just say, I need to talk.Timestamps00:00 Content warning02:42 Intro and meeting Jacinta04:10 Jacinta on her work, motherhood, trauma and why she shares her story09:10 Modelling, bullying, appearance and being judged on the outside18:28 How Just Another Girl started21:44 Being bullied at school and not telling anyone24:30 Domestic violence, trauma and feeling trapped32:44 If this is your story too36:31 Speaking in schools and trying to change lives early39:18 Social media, girls, and protecting the next generation42:48 What Jacinta would say to her younger self47:49 Proof that things can get better51:38 Reaching out when you’re struggling58:46 Where to find Jacinta59:47 Why this matters for neurodivergent people too1:03:27 Final support message and wrap upFind us on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok @FThemFish_AuDHDForGrownupsEmail: [email protected] JacintaJust Another Girl ProjectInstagram: @just.anothergirl_SupportIf this episode brings stuff up for you, please reach out for support.www.MindSpot.org.auLifeline 13 11 141800RESPECT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
