Dr. Jennifer J. Freyd, author of Blind to Betrayal and researcher of psychological techniques used by abusers to subjugate their victims. From the abuses of the Catholic Church clergy on young children to the family and the workplace – doctor Freyd exposes the horrors of abuse, the coping mechanisms of those abused, and the methodologies that can be employed by society, by families and litigators to help bring these predators to justice and make them accountable. A riveting discussion on the ‘art of betrayal’ and the way that society, businesses and even the nation – can help heal the oppressed through employing ‘Institutional Courage.’
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Guest: Judith Herman, MD, formerly a full-time Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, at Harvard Medical School; and co-founder former Director of Training at the Victims of Violence Program in the Department of Psychiatry, at Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the author of several books, including the groundbreaking book, Trauma and Recovery, The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror.
Discussion on the insidiousness and pervasiveness of domestic abuse – and the mistreatment of victims by the very people and institutions that should be protecting them. How these institutions have functioned for generations with impunity, including the Catholic Church, Hollywood, government and even the private sector. She explores what it is like for victims who suffer repeated abuse as well as institutional bias – where victims are treated with contempt by society, by the judicial system and even their own families.
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