An 'invisible epidemic': Survivors of domestic violence on living with traumatic brain injury

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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Talk Show, News, Npr, Daily, On Point

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Rebroadcast: An 'invisible epidemic' is causing suffering in millions of women. It affects memory, concentration, balance. We discuss traumatic brain injuries in survivors of domestic violence. Eve Valera and Rachel Ramirez join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:25.8	This is on point.
0:27.2	I'm Megna Chakrabardi.
0:30.4	Today, we're going to talk about a hidden long-term consequence
0:37.3	of domestic violence.
0:39.4	As such, we will be hearing stories from survivors.
0:44.2	So a warning to listeners, some of these stories
0:47.0	contain explicit details of physical abuse.
0:51.8	Freya Doe shared her story with us and the abuse she
0:55.0	suffered from the very beginning of her first marriage
0:58.1	when she was just 18 years old.
1:00.9	In the very beginning, I thought I was happy.
1:03.8	I thought I was getting the things that I wanted and needed.
1:07.0	Emotionally, looking back, I wasn't happy.
1:10.3	I was always in emotional turmoil to be quite honest.
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