Can Hard Cuddles End Family Violence?

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Show notes for Episode 206:

Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

With thanks to James Harding and Steve.

For one family at least, connecting with James Harding’s Hard Cuddles organisation was the intervention that made the difference. Steve was fresh out of jail when he met James Harding. He was a convicted domestic abuser, helpless against his addiction, on the verge of losing his children and still blaming his partner for his troubles. He’s now sober and helping other men through the Hard Cuddles program.

Both Steve and James Harding join Emily Webb for this episode of Australian True Crime.

You can find out more about James Harding and Hard Cuddles here and read his book HARD CUDDLES

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0:00.0	We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July,
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1:02.0	Traumatic event, something I couldn't cut with, didn't handle it, committed crimes and then you're
1:09.3	in prison.
1:10.3	Like that's, that's like, that's how it snowballs you know and a lot of guys were in the same boat
1:17.9	that was my eye open up for prison is that there was just a lot of pain. For one family at least, connecting with James Harding's hard-cuttles organisation was the
1:37.2	intervention that made the difference.
1:41.3	Steve was fresh out of jail when he met James. He was a convicted domestic abuser, helpless
1:48.0	against his addiction, on the verge of losing his children and still blaming his partner for his troubles.
1:54.9	His mum heard about hard cuddles and suggested to Steve that James could help him.
2:00.8	He's now sober and clean and helping other men through the hard cuddles program.
2:05.0	Both Stephen James join me Emily Webb for this episode of Australian True Crime.
2:11.0	For free phone counseling 24 hours a day, you can call Lifeline on 131114.
2:21.0	We spoke to you James really early on in Australian True Crime and it was amazing about hard
2:28.2	cuttles and about your story and I know that a lot's happened since then.
2:32.9	So tell us a bit about what's been going on.
2:34.8	Yeah, yep, thanks for having us back.
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