In this episode of Still Standing. Still Speaking., I sit down with my first-ever male guest, Peter Davidson, who hasn’t seen his sons Aiden and Mason in five years due to parental alienation.

Peter shares how coercive control and manipulation of the family court system slowly erased him from his children’s lives — and how he’s stayed positive through it all, using a Ferrari helmet from his years working in motorsport as a daily reminder to keep moving forward.

We talk about the loneliness of living in a city full of memories, the false allegations that followed the separation, and why parental alienation doesn’t just affect parents — it affects grandparents, aunties, uncles, and every child caught in the middle.

This conversation is a reminder that parental alienation happens to fathers too, and every child deserves a relationship with both parents.

⚠️ Trigger warning: this episode discusses parental alienation, coercive control, and estrangement from children.

🎙️ A note on audio: there are a few spots in this episode with some crosstalk and inconsistent sound levels. We’ve done our best to keep it clear, but thanks for bearing with us — Peter’s story is worth it.

Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome & introducing Peter Davidson 0:58 – Peter’s story: married 15 years, hasn’t seen his sons in 5 years 1:42 – Living in a city full of reminders of his kids 2:39 – The Ferrari helmet and what it represents 3:01 – Aiden’s story: preemie, medical issues, first international Ferrari kid 4:24 – Plans to advocate on parental alienation 5:16 – Why the system needs to change 6:24 – What Peter wants his sons to know 8:24 – Manipulation, coercive control & false allegations 9:07 – How alienation affected the boys’ mindset 10:49 – Exposing the lies behind the allegations 11:18 – Peter’s message to Aiden and Mason 13:32 – Closing thoughts

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Some stories start with a lie so big it takes 15 years to unravel.

Kelly’s mum was stolen as a baby — taken from her Aboriginal family, raised as someone else’s daughter, denied her own name. Generations later, that same theft found its way into Kelly’s life too: a secret kept from her until she was old enough to drive, a mother she lost before she ever really got to know her, and a second marriage that started like a fairy tale and ended with the locks drilled out of her own front door.

This is a story about what gets stolen — a childhood, a truth, a sense of safety. And it’s a story about what can’t be taken, because Kelly is still here, still fighting, still refusing to be the one who stays quiet.

Note: a couple of sections of this episode have rougher audio quality — thank you for bearing with us through those moments, the story is worth it.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 — Intro: a lie 15 years in the making

01:04 — Welcome, Kelly

01:28 — Finding out her mum was stolen from her Aboriginal family

02:35 — Growing up believing her nan was her mum

04:43 — Reconnecting with her Aboriginal family and culture

08:05 — The Coles car park: the moment the truth came out

10:36 — The DNA test that opened up a lifetime of secrets

11:21 — Piecing together how her mum was taken

12:43 — What she wishes she could ask her mum

17:03 — “We had the same hands, the same feet” — the unbreakable bond

19:12 — Second marriage: when the mask started to slip

20:10 — How it unravelled so fast

25:18 — Leaving, the women’s refuge, and where the system failed her

27:48 — Still standing at 44: where the strength comes from

33:06 — Kelly’s message to camera

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She was 12 years old.

She said her dad's family "didn't matter."

No one asked her why.

In Episode 05 of Still Standing. Still Speaking., I sit down with Helen. A step-mother who watched her husband fight for his place in his own children's lives — and became a target for loving him.

I'll be honest — this was one of the hardest conversations I've had on this podcast. There were tears on both sides of the mic. Helen's story sits so close to my own that at times I forgot I was supposed to be asking the questions, not just feeling every word of the answers.

Helen's stepdaughters were coached to believe their father's new family was something to be ashamed of. What started as a custody arrangement became a campaign — accusations, silence, a video of a child being coached that even a lawyer had never seen before. And through it all, Helen kept showing up.

We talk about:

— Being accused of "replacing" the girls the moment she fell pregnant

— The accusation that turned an entire family silent overnight

— A video of a child being coached — and what the lawyer said when she saw it

— Why a 12 year old "deciding" isn't a decision at all

— Grief with no funeral — grieving someone who is still alive

— Why their trauma isn't yours to carry, but you carry it anyway

— How social media poisons children against a parent 24/7

— And why some people are just built to keep fighting

"You have to realize that this is all part of a bigger play. Their trauma isn't yours to carry."

This is why I speak.

Not just for me.

But for every step-parent, every parent, every child living this in silence.

You are not forgotten.

You are not alone.

The truth always comes out.

Always.

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After ten years of silence, Sabrina chose to speak. This podcast exists because one video proved that speaking up changes lives.

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⏱️ **TIMESTAMPS**

0:00 — Welcome to Still Standing. Still Speaking.

0:54 — Meet Helen

1:46 — When she first realized what her husband was going through

2:22 — Telling the stepdaughters about the pregnancy

3:09 — The shift after the eldest stepdaughter went home

3:35 — "You are replacing the girls with another baby"

4:23 — The relocation

4:48 — The first court hearing

5:07 — Coached behavior — and what it teaches a child

6:08 — "That is parental alienation on its own"

7:28 — Watching someone you love fight a broken system

12:39 — Naming it: emotional abuse

13:34 — "Half of their DNA is rubbish"

14:08 — The video shown to a lawyer

17:37 — Grief with no funeral

19:23 — Losing faith in the system

19:51 — Why can a 12 year old "decide"?

21:16 — Social media's role in poisoning families

22:55 — "I could never do that to my child"

26:26 — Six months in — the small heartbreaks

28:15 — "This is all part of a bigger play"

28:35 — Their trauma isn't yours to carry

32:13 — Still standing for the people who deserve it

32:58 — Still Standing. Still Speaking. sign off

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