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Sexual offences against men; 'How Fat Feels'; Snowplough parents

Sexual offences against men; Update on women who took part in our 2018 'How Fat Feels' series; Impact of overprotective parents.

Reynhard Sinaga has been identified this week as ‘Britain’s most prolific rapist’. He was convicted of 159 counts of sex offences including 136 rapes, against 48 male victims and will serve a minimum of 30 years in prison. Police believe there may have been up to 200 victims. According to research 1 in 6 men have been targets of rape or sexual abuse. To discuss the issue of male rape and the support available to victims, Jenni is joined by Alex Feis-Bryce, CEO of SurvivorsUK and Neil Henderson, CEO of Safeline and Chair of Male Survivors Partnership.

In our series’ How Fat Feels’ back in 2018 Mellisa talked honestly to our reporter Ena Miller about why she insists on calling herself fat and how her weight shapes her life. ‘Some days I use my fat as armour, some days it’s like a shroud’ she said then. Today Mellisa joins Jenni to listen to that interview again and consider how she feels now about her body.

We’ve heard of the helicopter mum. Now here comes the snowplough. That’s the term used to describe an overprotective parent who clears anything in their path in order to ensure their child’s success. But what does this behaviour do to a child? Jenni is joined by Rebecca Glover, Principal of Surbiton High School who has created a TedX Talk ‘Do Snowplough parents remove true grit?’ and Dr Angharad Rudkin, a child psychologist.

Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Kirsty Starkey

Interviewed Guest: Alex Feis-Bryce
Interviewed Guest: Neil Henderson
Reporter: Ena Miller
Interviewed Guest: Rebecca Glover
Interviewed Guest: Dr Angharad Rudkin

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Rape and Sexual Assault - Support and Advice





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  • Wed 8 Jan 2020 10:00

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