Archived Radio Show

November 14, 2022

Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA221114

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Duration 57 minutes

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Featuring

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz,  Host of Women's Spaces

2. Guest Tina Swithin, Author, Divorcing a Narcissist; Founder, One Mom's Battle; and Founder, Family Court Awareness Month 

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz:   I have a special guest joining me on the phone, Tina Swithin, founder of One Mom’s Battle and in 2020 founded The Domestic Violence Family Court Awareness Month which is happening the whole month of November. We will be talking about the importance of this month along with many of the cities, states and counties that are supporting it.

Hopefully you voted last Tuesday. One positive win for women was that of California Proposition 1 by whopping 66%. Proposition 1 amended the California Constitution to establish a right to reproductive freedom, which was defined to include a right to an abortion and to choose or refuse contraceptives. The amendment stated, "The state shall not deny or interfere with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives." Source: Ballotpedia.org

On a lighter note, I had a delightful trip last week to San Diego gifted by my sister Evelyn Holtz, accompanied by her, my daughter Susan, and my granddaughter Katie. And today, November 14th, is Katie's birthday and I wish her a happy one.

2. Our guest Tina Swithin shares her journey to save her children from domestic abuse from her divorced husband. Tina underwent what she understood later to be psychological and emotional abuse from her husband, a broken and disordered individual, and 20 years ago divorced him. He suffered from narcissist traits and thus her book series Divorcing a Narcissist was created. However, the saga continued as the Family Court system favored equal access to children by the divorced parents, despite the endangerment of the children by exposure to domestic abuse when they lived with the abusive parent per Family Court orders. Tina recorded her journey in her blog for friends and family, which fortunately drew the attention of Christie Brinkley, a supermodel undergoing similar frustration with Family Court. This gave Tina a national boost and encouraged her to found One Mom’s Battle to share information with its website and to advocate in Family Court issues. Tina went on a speaking tour across the USA and founded the Family Court Awareness Month to occur every November to bring more attention to reforming the Family Court system. Tina notes that there are over 50,000 children in abusive domestic relationships, where some are even murdered by one of their parents. Tina laments that often the staff and professional contractors in Family Court have no training in Domestic Abuse trauma so that safety measures and supervision can be put in place if there is any doubt of child safety. There is also no accountability for the Family Court staff and service providers, that are seemingly immune from prosecution. Yet servicing Family Court as a professional advisor or counselor is quite lucrative. Tina would like to see a Children’s Bill of Rights that can give children a chance in the courts. Tina’s story is a good example of an ordinary woman and mom who wanted change to happen, took steps, was noticed, and a movement for reform was created.

   About our Guest:  Tina Swithin is the author of Divorcing a Narcissist (series), founder of One Mom’s Battle and the High Conflict Divorce Coach Certification Program. In 2020, Tina founded Family Court Awareness Month which has been embraced worldwide. Tina Swithin continues to champion children’s rights through her family court advocacy. Tina is working to raise awareness of the issues in the family court system and to educate the general public on post separation abuse and narcissistic abuse. Tina is remarried and resides in San Luis Obispo, California with her husband and two daughters.

Guest Links:

One Mom's Battle (Tina Swithin's organization) , Tina's Blog, and her book Divorcing a Narcissist: www.onemomsbattle.com

Family Court Awareness Month website: https://familycourtawarenessmonth.org/ 

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 Herstory

Our history is our strength. Check out important dates to remember in herstory at the National Women's History Alliance

Herstory Events:

November 14, 1889 – Journalist Elizabeth Cochran, aka Nellie Bly, sails around the world in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes, and 14 seconds, beating the fictional record set by Phineas Fogg in Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days.

November 14, 1903 – The U.S. Women’s Trade Union League is established.

November 14, 1946 – Emily Greene Balch, co-founder of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Herstory Birthdays: 

November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985 - Mary Louise Brooks is one of the most famous actors of the silent era, renowned as much for her rebellion against the Hollywood system as for her performances in such influential films as Pandora’s Box and Diary of a Lost Girl. Eight autobiographical essays by Brooks, on topics ranging from her childhood in Kansas and her early days as a Denishawn and Ziegfeld Follies dancer to her friendships with Martha Graham, Charles Chaplin, W. C. Fields, Humphrey Bogart. She is regarded today as an icon of the Jazz Age and flapper culture, in part due to the bob hairstyle that she helped popularize during the prime of her career.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Brooks

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Announcements  

Monday, November 21, 11 AM PT # repeats 11 PM PT, the show will feature guest Amy Windsor, Publisher of the Sonoma County Gazette. Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, North SF Bay or live streaming at https://kbbf.org/live

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Monday, November 21, 6:00 - 7:30 PM PT, Sonoma County NOW monthly meeting by Zoom. See the NOW Events Page for Zoom info at  http://nowsonoma.org/Events.html#1

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Wednesday, November 23, 11 AM PT, repeat of Monday's show, will feature guest Amy Windsor, Publisher of the Sonoma County Gazette. Radio KPCA 103.3 FM, Petaluma, CA. https://petalumacommunityaccess.org/kpca 

Music Selections

The Opening and Closing Theme song The Woman in Your Life is You is done with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin ((August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021) Alix Dobkin death was just announced - Thank you for all you did for Lesbians to be recognized and Women to be honored. May you rest in peace. See our Interview with Alix Dobkin on 12/1/2014 and our Memorial to Alix Dobkin on 5/24/2021

The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (2010 Women's Wax Works) - www.alixdobkin.com

In My Daughters Eyes, sung by Sandra Turley, from the album Songs from the Road of Life (2014 Shadow Mountain Records ).

Quiet, sung by MILCK, from the album This is not the End (2018 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International for the world outside the USA.). 

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