Episode Details

Host: Carrie Clark and Alli Williamson at NextStep Domestic Violence Project. NextStep 24/7 Helpline: 1(800) 315-5579 Theme Music for the show donated by local musicians Megan Light and Nathan Spears. Relationship Rewind: Rewinding relationships in popular media and breaking down behaviors based in power, control, and abuse. This episode: 1. Discussing unhealthy behaviors in online prank videos posted by influencers. 2. Discussing what an actual prank entails and how these types of videos portray relationships. 3. Discussing the impacts of these messages about these relationships and people, on young people. FMI: www.nextstepdvproject.org About the hosts: Alli Williamson is the youth educator and advocate for NextStep Domestic Violence Project based in Hancock and Washington County, ME. She teaches young people from Kindergarten to College about what power and control looks like in friendships and relationships, what resources are available to support those experiencing this, and how we can work to make our schools and communities safer and more equal spaces where abuse may be less likely to happen.

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