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Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri
Maitri's prevention and awareness initiative, where we will talk to field experts and community members (both adults and youth) on various topics related to domestic/intimate partner violence, and how social norms and power dynamics foster gender inequity and abuse in relationships. We hope to share insights and resources that will help move the needle on the prevention of violence in our society, while also helping those that are directly impacted by it. Help us create a safe society! Music…
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Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS8 E4 Honoring Lives Lost, Standing with Survivors
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time for us to stand together, raise awareness, support survivors, and remember those whose lives have been…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS8 Ep3: The Sound of Solidarity: Men, Music & Social Change
What if more men chose to speak up? What if more men chose to stand up? What if we stopped seeing domestic violence as “someone else’s problem”? 💜In our latest…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS8Ep 2: Youth Voices: Breaking the Silence on Mental Health
For many South Asian families, we talk openly about education, success, and responsibility—but conversations about anxiety, depression, and mental health often…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS8 Ep 1: How Patriarchy Hurts Couple Relationships
How do harmful cultural norms, traditions, and deeply rooted beliefs impact intimate partner relationships—and what can we do to change them? To help us unpack…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS7 Ep 9: Policy Matters @Maitri- Presentation- 5
Welcome to Policy Matters, a quarterly presentation from Maitri Policy Advocacy, where we discuss public policies that shape the prevention, intervention, and…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS7 Ep 8: The Truth About Couples Counseling
In this insightful episode, Simi Markar, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, joins our host, Nandini Ray, to explore the realities of couples counseling…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS7 Ep7: Breaking - Healing - Becoming! A Conversation with Jagbir Kaur kang
In this powerful episode, Jagbir Kaur Kang joins our host Nandini Ray to share a story of extraordinary strength and resilience. Facing domestic violence…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS7 Ep 6: শৃঙ্খল ও শক্তি: বাংলা সাহিত্যে নারী: Chains and Strength: Women in Bengali Literature
Chains and Strength: Women in Bengali Literature In this podcast episode, Zakia Afrin and Nandini Ray of Maitri come together for a heartfelt conversation on…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS7 Ep 5: What every survivor & advocate should know about Artificial Intelligence
Policy Advocacy: Part 4: What every domestic violence survivor & advocate should know about Artificial Intelligence. In our fourth Policy Matters presentation…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS7 Ep 4: South Asian Men in the Gender Justice Movement
South Asian Men in the Gender Justice Movement: Did you know that in 2023, over 51,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS7 Ep 3: Moving Past Trauma, Stigma and Unspoken Pain with Chanchal Garg
In this Maitri podcast episode, Chanchal Garg opens up about the spiritual and sexual abuse that shook her identity and forced her to confront a life shaped by…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS7 Ep 2: Students Against On-Campus Sexual Violence
As a new school year begins, thousands of students arrive on campus full of excitement and possibility. But alongside that hope lies a difficult truth: sexual…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS7_Ep1: Surviving to Leading
With Menaka Iyengar Cooke – Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) recipient. From surviving domestic violence in a foreign land with no family support…to…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS6 Ep 8: Roots & Rifts: Intergenerational Cultural Conflicts
This episode focuses on the cultural conflicts between South Asian parents and their children. Whether it’s clashing over career choices, dating, emotional…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS6 Ep7: Inlaws and Inner Peace
This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re bringing you a powerful conversation that reminds us: our mental health is just as important as our physical…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS6_Ep 6: Policy Matters @ Maitri - Presentation 3
Welcome to Policy Matters, a quarterly presentation from Maitri Policy Advocacy, where we discuss public policies that shape the prevention, intervention, and…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS6 Ep 5: Power To Break Free
Join us for a powerful episode of the Maitri Podcast featuring Anisha Durve—survivor, author, and motivational speaker—who is dedicated to raising awareness…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS6 Ep4: Policy Matters @Maitri - Presentation 2
Welcome to Policy Matters, a quarterly presentation from Maitri Policy Advocacy, where we discuss public policies that shape the prevention, intervention, and…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS6 Ep3: Identifying Financial Abuse in Partner Relationships
Domestic abuse isn’t just physical—it can also shatter a person’s financial stability. Financial abuse often goes unnoticed, yet it deeply impacts victims by…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS6 Ep 2 Policy Matters @ Maitri _ 1st Segment
Welcome to Policy Matters: A quarterly presentation from Maitri Policy Advocacy, where we discuss public policies that are at the heart of shaping the way…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS6 E1 Transforming Pain into Power! With Nazeehah Khan
In this podcast, Nazeehah Khan, a sexual assault survivor, activist, and the founder of Restraining Orders Without Borders had an in-depth conversation with…
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S5 Ep10: A Bangla Podcast: অন্তরঙ্গ সম্পর্কে যৌন নির্যাতনঃ (Sexual Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships)
Statistics suggest that marital rape happens in 10-14% of all California marriages. However, the silence surrounding marital rape leaves many victims unaware…
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S5Ep9 Domestic Violence will not be tolerated in our community!
Join Maitri volunteers Davinder Kaur Atwal and Arvinder Dhalla as they engage in a profound conversation that challenges widely-held perceptions about domestic…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS5 Ep9 Domestic Violence will not be tolerated in our community!
Presenting a special episode of the Maitri podcast in Punjabi! Join Maitri volunteers Davinder Kaur Atwal and Arvinder Dhalla as they engage in a profound…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS5 Ep8: Can we end misogyny?
Commemorating Women’s History Month! Tune in to our latest podcast episode where four SouthAsian women come together to discuss misogynistic behaviors and…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS5Ep7: Bridging the Gap: How We Talk Dating with South Asian Parents
Are South Asian youth comfortable sharing their dating experiences with their parents? Do they receive enough guidance and support from their families in…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS5Ep_6 End the brutal practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Female genital cutting/ mutilation has been recognized as a human rights violation by the World Health Organization. This topic is highly controversial due to…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS5 Ep5: Breaking the stigma of divorce and helping survivors of domestic violence!
Mariam Azimi, a survivor with her courage and resilience not only paved her future with safety and dignity, but also gave support, guidance, and emotional…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS5 Ep2: A Memoir of a Muslim Girlhood
We invited Yasmin Azad, the author of Stay, Daughter on our podcast to talk about her experience and reflection on the dilemmas that Muslim women faced and are…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS5_Ep4: Rebuilding Broken Lives, with Flavia Agnes
In this episode, Flavia Agnes joined us to share her journey from a survivor to a trailblazer. Flavia Agnes is a women’s rights advocate, legal scholar, and…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS5 Ep3: Inter- generational cultural conflicts create stress. Teens recommending solutions!
In this episode we discussed inter-generational cultural conflicts that many South Asian parents and teens face. Three South Asian teens, Tara Sardana, Alina…
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S5E1: Unchained At Last: California Must Ban Child Marriage!
Did you know that between 2000 and 2018, an astonishing 23,588 children were married in California alone? This sparks the question as to why it continues and…
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S4E15: Marital Rape & Consent in Intimate Partner Relationships: A Discussion with Maitri Advocates
Marital rape has been a crime in all 50 States in the US since 1993. The current California criminal code makes no distinction between rape by a stranger and…
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S4E14: Engaging Men in Domestic Violence Prevention Movement
While men have always played an important role in shaping public policies and community awareness in many areas, domestic violence prevention often remains…
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S4E13: Maitri's Immigration Assistance Program Uplifts Survivors
Immigration status based on marital relationships often creates barriers for a victim and survivor of domestic violence to address the abuse. Yet there are…
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S4E12: Normalizing Conversations About Mental Health
A shift is taking place in our community as the stigma that has always surrounded mental health is beginning to fade. RCoz is providing a platform in…
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S4 E11: Mental Health Awareness Month: Not All Wounds are Visible
In this podcast South Asian youth are talking about different stress factors that impact their mental health, how they need support from their families…
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S4 E10: Bold Activism in the South Asian Gender Justice Movement
Listen to this powerful narrative from Shamita Das Dasgupta about the South Asian Gender Justice Movement. In the seventies and eighties, South Asian women…
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S4 E9: Generation Z Discussing Healthy Partner Relationships
This month, the Maitri podcast was able to bring on four UCLA students to discuss what a healthy partner relationship means to Gen- Z. What does a healthy…
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S4 E8 Their Light Remains a Remembrance Campaign
Maitri joined South Asian SOAR in a remembrance campaign to honor and remember 10 beautiful souls who we lost to disturbing acts of gender-based violence in…
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S4 E7 #SurvivorSpeaks Never Give Up: A Survivors Message
Sharing a powerful story of a survivor. She suffered violence and abuse inflicted by someone she loved and trusted. Her life has been a continuous struggle…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS4 Ep6 Chasing Kindness!
South Asian youth are doing their part in breaking the stigma associated with mental health. In this episode students are discussing some common issues that…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriNew health care approach in helping survivors!
PurpLE Health Foundation, a non-profit transforming healthcare for survivors of gender-based violence through comprehensive healthcare, research, and economic…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriCultural nuances provoke domestic abuse
Archaic expectations in a marriage, playing to reasoning fallacies like "appeal to tradition," enforcing strict gender roles, these and some other similar…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri3. The Stigma of Divorce
The stigma of divorce in South Asian communities is real. Divorce is viewed as a failure for women. In this episode, we're joined by Neha Gill form Apna Ghar…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri2. Pursuit of Reproductive Freedom
Reproductive coercion can be used as a control mechanism against survivors of domestic violence. In this episode advocates from Maitri, Daya Houston and…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri1. Survived and Thrived
A Maitri podcast with Rennu Dhillon, an entrepreneur, educator, motivational speaker and author. Rennu suffered domestic violence yet she didn’t give up, with…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriA spotlight on mental health!
In this episode Dr. Preet Kaur Sabharwal and Dr. Sheetal Siledar-Lee discussed the stigma associated with mental health in South Asian communities. Also, they…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriS3 Ep 15 Child marriage is a Curse!
Victims of child marriage face severe lifelong damaging consequences including physical, sexual and economic abuse; denial of education; and a loss of freedom…
Between Friends: Conversations with MaitriSafety tips to avoid online abuse!
In today’s world abusive partners are increasingly using digital platforms to threaten, control and abuse their victims. How to be safe online? What are the…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri13. Advocates Give Hope To Survivors!
Our host sat with Rachna Khare, Executive Director of Daya, a Houston based nonprofit to discuss the unique challenges that both Maitri and Daya see their…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri12. Women dream for a better future!
Our guests are commemorating Women’s History Month by sharing their thoughts on women’s status in today’s world from their personal lens and how to identify…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri11. Looking Back and Moving Forward
A conversation in Bangla with Indira Chakravorty and Zakia Afrin about the past, present and future of domestic violence prevention work. Both the speakers are…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri10. Toxic dating relationships don't happen in a vacuum!
A group of college students joined our podcast host in analyzing the root causes of dating violence and abuse. They addressed the harmful cultural conditions…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri9. An Incredible Journey Of Helping Sex Workers!
Ruchira Gupta, a social justice activist, feminist campaigner and journalist has been fighting a long battle to empower women and children in red light areas…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri8. Forced Marriage, A Hidden Crime!
Casey Swegman and Hellitz Villegas from Tahirih Justice Center had an insightful discussion with our host Nandini Ray about forced marriage: How is it…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri7. Gender Stereotypes Hurt Boys Too!
Most of the time we tend to overlook that patriarchy can be oppressive and damaging for men too. Many men negotiate their desires, hopes and frustrations in a…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri6. Marital Rape Law in California
Did you know the first marital rape conviction in the US was in 1979? Where does the law stand in CA now? We discuss the crime, the punishment and how to bring…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri5. Are you in a safe dating relationship?
Jasmin Uribe, a survivor of dating violence is sharing her experience and knowledge to help you in finding if you are in a toxic dating relationship and what…
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri4. Human Trafficking: A Shocking Reality
In conversation with Sharan Dhanoa, Detective Gurbaksh Sohal, and Swostika Timalsina. Human trafficking is a shocking reality in today’s world and California…