Trailer: Season Two
Content warning: This series contains discussion of domestic and family abuse. If this raises any challenging feelings for you, or if you or someone you know needs assistance, please contact: Lifeline (13 11 14), 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) or any of these support services. Listen with care.
What does my ‘after’ look like? How did my story begin?
Tender is a thoughtful podcast series about what happens when women leave abusive relationships.
The first season of Tender followed Madison’s journey of self-discovery and growth after an abusive relationship, zooming in on the small, soft details. Tender started where the story seemingly ends, at least in how domestic abuse narratives are often conveyed.
It has been two years, and in that time domestic abuse has remained a national crisis.
For those that survive abusive relationships, that forge their own complex journeys after undergoing a kind of private terror, the monstrosity of that experience doesn’t come with an expiration date. The hurt doesn’t always promise to subside, and when—or if—it does, the healing never quite looks the way it seems it should. But scattered amongst it all are pivotal moments: of tenderness, of growth, of selfhood.
In the second season of Tender, we introduce you to Roia Atmar, a mother, activist, survivor. Join us as we invite you into Roia’s after.
Further information
'Why didn't you just leave?': Domestic violence survivors explain why it's not that simple, ABC Everyday
'The worst year': domestic violence soars in Australia during Covid-19, The Guardian
Domestic Violence in Australia | Q+A, ABC QandA
Alleged Alice Springs murder victim was a leading anti-domestic violence campaigner, ABC News
The hidden pandemic: increase in domestic violence during COVID-19 lockdowns, 60 Minutes Australia
Mother of murdered Melbourne woman Celeste Manno demands overhaul of justice system, 7NEWS
Credits
Co-producers: Madison Griffiths and Beth Atkinson-Quinton
Lead Storyteller: Roia Atmar
Sensitivity Editor: Shakira Hussein
Assistant Producer: Danae Gibson
Sound Designer and Engineer: Jon Tjhia
Trailer Video Producer: Madison Griffiths
Website: Catherine Huang (Peer Process)
Tender season two is Broadwave podcast supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, and proudly sponsored by the Victorian Women’s Trust.
Get in touch
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Trailer: Season Two
Beth Atkinson-Quinton: This series contains discussion of domestic and family abuse. If you or someone you know needs assistance, please visit our website for a list of support services. And, listen with care.
[Music: gentle piano, soft and expansive.]
Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Wheeler (ABC News, Gold Coast): In 2020, Queensland Police attended over 107,000 calls for service related to domestic and family violence.
Grace Donato (ABC Q + A): My 20 year old daughter Adriana Donato was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, James Stoneham in August 2012. He wasn't coping with the break-up and kept calling my daughter, threatening to commit suicide.
Oliver Gordon (ABC News, Alice Springs): R. Rubuntja died last Thursday aged 46. Police allege the anti-domestic violence campaigner was killed in a domestic violence incident.
Tarang Chawla (ABC Q + A): These are the names of women, like you know, that we know, as a community after they're death. But, they should still be here.
Madison Griffiths: Two years ago, I first asked myself : what does my ‘after’ look like? How did my story begin?
Madison Griffiths: The first season of Tender followed my journey of self-discovery and growth after an abusive relationship, zooming in on the small, soft details: from telling reflections on who and how I dated again, to getting haircuts, to bumping into old friends on crowded streets. Tender started where the story seemingly ends, at least in how domestic abuse narratives are often conveyed.
It has been two years, and in that time domestic abuse has remained a national crisis.
CEO of family Violence Prevention Network, Our Watch, Patty Kinnersly (Channel 9, 60 Minutes): Front line workers are telling us that there’s an increase in intensity and rate of violence against women at the moment.
Aggie Di Mauro (7 News): To me, there’s never going to be a justice. Justice would be having her here.
Madison Griffiths: For those that survive abusive relationships, that forge their own complex journeys after undergoing a kind of private terror, the monstrosity of that experience doesn’t come with an expiration date. The hurt doesn’t always promise to subside, and when—or if—it does, the healing never quite looks the way it seems it should. But scattered amongst it all are pivotal moments: of tenderness, of growth, of selfhood.
In the second season of Tender, we will introduce you to Roia Atmar as she tackles the questions: what does your after look like? How did your story begin?
Join us as we take you through an intimate investigation into Roia’s world - [SFX: children playing, subtle hospital sounds]...an intricate and important twenty-year journey into the life of a mother, activist, survivor. Join us as we invite you into Roia’s after.
Season 2 of Tender is a Broadwave production created by Madison Griffiths, Beth Atkinson-Quinton and Roia Atmar. It’s supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, and proudly sponsored by the Victorian Women’s Trust.