What Do I Do When My Husband’s Family Protects an Abuser?
This week on the Big Sister Hotline , Clem talks about what happens when someone you love tells you the truth about the abuse they’ve lived...
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Clementine Ford's Big Sister Hotline
Welcome to the Big Sister Hotline! Presented weekly by Clementine Ford, this is your place to ask all the questions you STILL don’t know the answers to about sex, friendships, relationships,...
Episodes
20 of 78 episodesA Himalayan Check-In From Clem
This week on the Big Sister Hotline , a quick message recorded from a Sherpa village on the Everest Base Camp trail (yak bells and all). Cle...
Is Love Enough When Our Cultures and Futures Don’t Align?
This week on the Big Sister Hotline, Clem unpacks what it means to love across borders. Our listener is stretched between two countries, two...
Am I Betraying My Marriage by Wanting to Kiss a Woman?
This week on the Big Sister Hotline , Clem explores the tender chaos of desire and identity. Our listener writes from the crossroads of marr...
How Do You Find the Energy to Smash the Patriarchy When the Patriarchy Smashes You?
This week on the Big Sister Hotline , Clem takes on the impossible weight of fighting patriarchy from within its walls. Our listener writes...
Should I Walk Away From My Addicted Ex, Even If It Feels Like Abandoning Her?
This week on the Big Sister Hotline , Clem unpacks the painful tension between love and self-protection when someone you care for is trapped...
BIG SISTER MEDITATION: On Loneliness and Belonging
This week on the Big Sister Hotline , Clem introduces a different kind of episode; a guided meditation. A gentle practice to help you sit wi...
Is It Worth Seeking an AuDHD Diagnosis if I’m Scared It Will Come Back Negative and Prove I’m a Shy, Lazy, Disorganised Weirdo?
This week on the Big Sister Hotline , we’re diving into the tender, complicated terrain of neurodivergence - from the anxiety of seeking an...
Should I Cut Ties With My Sister After Her Cruel Remarks, Even If It Means Losing My Niece?
This week on the Big Sister Hotline , Clem is delving into the raw terrain of family conflict; when the people we’re told to love unconditio...
Do Protests Actually Influence Politicians or Create Meaningful Change?
This week on the Big Sister Hotline , we’re talking about protest; why it matters, what it achieves, and how it keeps us human in fractured...
Should I Keep Trying to Reconnect With a Former Work Friend Who Hurt Me?
This week on the Big Sister Hotline , Clem unpacks the heartbreak of friendship. Those moments when trust dissolves into silence, workplaces...
How Do I Rebuild My Self-Worth and Parent Confidently After Leaving an Abusive Relationship?
In this episode of Big Sister Hotline , Clem responds to a listener who has just left an emotionally abusive relationship and is navigating...
How Do You Make Real Friends in Your 50s When You Feel Lonely, Shy and Unsure Where to Start?
In this episode of Big Sister Hotline , Clem responds to a listener in her fifties who writes about feeling lonely and unsure how to make ne...
Should I Have Another Baby With My Ex?
This week on The Big Sister Hotline , we hear from a listener who is nearly 40, co-parenting with her ex, and longing for another baby. They...
How Do I Trust a Potential Sexual Partner With My Body When I've Been Humiliated & Exploited In The Past?
In the first episode of the newly relaunched Clementine Ford's Big Sister Hotline , Clem dives deep into a listener's struggle with intimacy...
Welcome (Back) to The Big Sister Hotline
Welcome to The Big Sister Hotline : the no-nonsense feminist advice line that doesn’t mince its words but always leads with love. Best-selli...
And Just Like That, a special crossover episode
In this special crossover episode between Big Sister Hotline and Cherchez La Femme, lifelong friends Clementine Ford and Karen Pickering hav...
Big Sister Hotline: S02E14 Feat. LAURA NAGY
This week, I talk to filmmaker, podcaster and story doula, LAURA NAGY. Laura's most recent work is a podcast series on Audible. When Laura e...
Big Sister Hotline: S02E13 Feat. KAREN PICKERING
CN: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault and rape, homicide and vigilantism. Hello there everyone! I've tinkered with the form...
Big Sister Hotline: HOW WE LOVE EXCERPT
CN: This episode contains very fleeting references to body image, eating disorders and fatphobia. It is the recollections of a teenage girl....