Facing Relationship-Based Violence: A Rural Kansas Initiative [New]

J.R. Jamison is joined by Drs. Ziwei Qi and Lori E. Kniffin, editors of Facing Relationship-Based Violence, to discuss their book’s collection of nineteen first-person stories from people in rural Kansas whose lives have been impacted by the harm that occurs when relationships have been shaped by fear and control instead of love and trust, and the three explore how survivor stories serve as a resource to increase awareness and encourage conversations. 

Chapters
[00:00] Introduction. 
[01:07] Interview with Dr. Ziwei Qi and Dr. Lori Kniffin. 
[03:53] Why this form of storytelling was the chosen vehicle for understanding. 
[09:07] Learning from the process of collecting people's stories. 
[11:27] Misconceptions about relationship-based violence. 
[14:55] "From Betrayal to Becoming" - an anonymous story. 
[21:39] "Not That Simple" - Cia's story. 
[27:19] "You Can’t Get Rid of Glitter" - an anonymous story. 
[31:56] "A Glimmer of Jana" - Christie Brungardt's story. 
[42:50] Interview with psychologist Dr. Sherry Hamby. 
[44:52] Recent understandings of connecting with the natural world and psychology. 
[48:21] Learning from and moving forward from relationship based violence. 

Original air date: Sep. 26, 2026