We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July,

and I have to tell you that Brisbane sold out already.

Good for you, Brisbane, so we've quickly added a second show.

Now we can't keep adding more shows, so please make sure you get your tickets. Our special guests,

our forensic criminologist Santee Mallet in Brisbane and Sydney and the one and only Charlie Bazzina in

Melbourne. There'll be a Q&A of course so you can ask your own burning questions on the night but you have to book quickly.

The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded.

They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging.

The following podcast contains content of a graphic violent nature and is not suitable for children.

And the firm line that I always hold and I've had to do a lot of thinking about this is that

your bad behavior can't be excused by trauma because if you have a trauma history then it's really your responsibility.

And I say this gently because this is a hard one to make sure that the things that have happened

to you aren't allowed to make you hurt other people.

There's things in life that are really tricky to talk about.

These are often topics we don't want to engage with because they seem just too hard and too big to tackle.

Our guest for this episode is someone we've spoken to before and we know from the feedback to the episodes that what she has to share is really important.

Dr Ohona Guhar is a forensic and clinical psychologist in Melbourne who works in the spaces of treatment that are difficult and this is putting it mildly

She works with people in jail, people who hurt others, including sex offenders, stalkers and bullies,

and those who are victimized, abused and traumatized by these kinds of behaviors.

Ahona is drawn on this, including her own living experience,

for her first book, Reclaim,

Understanding Complex Trauma and those who abuse.

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