🎙#NurtureYourZest Episode 15 of Season 2 🎙

In this episode, join your host Ashleigh King as she chats with Elaine Parker, the Founder of Safer Date.

🔞 Content trigger warning: Listener and viewer discretion is advised. Sensitive topics covered in this episode include: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Rape, Knives, Murder

If you find this topic upsetting and need any additional support, there are some helplines available at: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/getting-help-for-domestic-violence/

Women can call The Freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge on 0808 2000 247 for free at any time, day or night. The staff will offer confidential, non-judgemental information and support

☎️ Men can call Men's Advice Line on 0808 8010 327 (Monday to Friday 10am to 8pm) for non-judgemental information and support or ManKind on 0182 3334 244 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm)

EPISODE THEMES:
🌵 What Elaine wanted to be when she grew up
🌵 Elaine’s journey into the tech sector, and how she progressed in many male-dominated industries finding issues and inefficiencies in businesses
🌵 How surprisingly fast you can find yourself as a Domestic Violence victim and Elaine’s experience of this when a happy engagement party turned into a disaster
🌵 The reality of life as a stalking and harassment victim, and the mask you have to wear as a domestic violence victim or survivor to cope with day-to-day activities like going to work
🌵 The lack of safety standards or user protection on dating sites, and the red flags you should look out for when meeting someone
🌵 How to find the courage to move on and why surrounding yourself with the people who care about you is so important
🌵 The journey to creating ’the safest dating app in the world’

FIND ELAINE ONLINE:

💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-parker-safer-date/
💻 Website: https://saferdate.co.uk/

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Thank you to our Production Team:
🦩Ashleigh King - Host & Executive Producer
📸 🎥 Joel Lowson Director - Flamingo Heights and Joel Lowson Videography
📸 🎥 Krzysztof Furgala - Audio & Video Production and Rhianna Brennan-Davies, Junior Content Producer

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