{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"How's Your Ma Podcast","title":"How's Your Ma: Episode 5","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3463,"description":"In this deeply moving episode, Leanne and Orla are joined in the studio by Anita — a 57-year-old mother of five, grandmother of six, and domestic violence support worker who reached out to share her extraordinary story. Growing up as the eldest of five in a home marked by domestic abuse, neglect, and emotional trauma, Anita became a little mother at nine years old and carried the weight of her family long before she had a family of her own. From teenage pregnancies and a difficult marriage to raising five children alone without electricity, to eventually building a career, getting her honours degree, and dedicating her life to supporting women fleeing abuse — Anita's story is one of raw honesty, hard-won resilience, and the profound power of even one good person showing up for you. This one will stay with you.Timecodes:00:00 — Welcome & introducing guest Anita00:49 — What this episode is about: how our experiences shape the relationships we carry forward01:04 — Anita introduces herself: 57, five kids, six grandkids, works in domestic violence services01:45 — Single parenthood, defying expectations & raising five professionals02:19 — Running a preschool for 20 years, going to college, and earning her honours degree03:07 — Losing her business during Covid & reinventing herself in domestic violence work03:12 — What Anita's day-to-day work looks like: crisis support, refuge, housing & education04:45 — Going back to the beginning: growing up in a traumatic home environment05:03 — \"If I'm ever a mammy, I'll never do this to my little girl\" — Anita's earliest memory05:13 — Domestic abuse and child abuse in the home — physical and emotional05:50 — Anita as the eldest child: neglect began at nine when her mother returned to work full time06:28 — Left at home with her father — a heavy drinker with his own history of trauma07:40 — Money, food, and cigarette butts in the stew — the reality of growing up in that house09:17 — Did her parents love her? Understanding her...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FUVDSkfVPC0QV4Qius2XwJXiLtOKT4vb9TebidaGyrI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZGQ1/YmQ5MjYyMGQwMjhi/YTM0MTRiNDY1OTY1/MDIxMi5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}