Call Her Daddy "I Got Out of An Abusive Relationship"
Mar 8, 2026
Sarah Wilson, Executive Director of Harvest Home, leads a Los Angeles nonprofit supporting unhoused pregnant women with housing, therapy, and maternal services. Conversation covers domestic violence as a driver of homelessness. Pregnancy as a risk factor for increased abuse. The challenges of leaving an abuser and the power of community and peer support in recovery and rebuilding.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Domestic Violence Is A Leading Path To Homelessness
- Domestic violence commonly leads to homelessness for pregnant women and mothers seeking stability.
- Sarah Wilson explains many women couch-surf or hide housing instability until pregnancy forces them to seek safe, consistent shelter.
Control Often Masquerades As Care
- Abusive relationships often start as intense connection then shift to isolation and control.
- Sarah highlights behaviors that feel protective early on but later become manipulative and cut off other supports.
Childhood Abuse Shaped Angie's Relationships
- Angie traces abuse back to childhood sexual mistreatment and later abusive adult relationships.
- She names her first conscious abusive partnership beginning at 21, building on earlier trauma that shaped partner choices.