#45 Dean Clarkson — Surviving Domestic Violence as a Man

This week, Dave sits down with Dean Clarkson — founder of Wana, New Zealand’s first men’s refuge for domestic violence — for a raw kōrero about his life, and surviving domestic violence as a man. Although Dean grew up in a loving family, he lived through sexual abuse from both male & female family friends during his adolescence. As an adult, his 20-year marriage turned violent, leaving him feeling trapped with no where to turn to. Those experiences are what led him to create Wana — so men have somewhere to go, something he never had. While most domestic violence is experienced by women, this conversation highlights the reality that men can be victims too — and why more people need to feel safe to speak up and get support. Massive shoutout to Dean for coming onto the podcast: https://www.wana.services/ Let us know what you thought of the conversation in the comments! Support Unfiltered and get access to exclusive content:   / unfilteredwithdaveletele   Follow us on socials to keep up with new episodes: Instagram:   / unfilteredwithdave   TikTok:   / unfilteredwithdave   YouTube:    / @unfilteredwithdave   Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XB3nlJ... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast... This podcast was proudly produced by the team at Fanaticals: Website: https://www.fanaticals.co.nz Instagram:   / fanaticals.nz   #unfilteredwithdaveletele #deanclarkson #wana #daveletele #fanaticals ‪@Daveletele‬ ‪@UnfilteredwithDave‬