Guest: Emily Bradfield Bio: Emily Bradfield is a marketing and brand strategy professional based in the Greater Chicago area. She is passionate about creating cohesive brand narratives across the marketing funnel and aligning performance with brand strategy. Early in her career, Emily served in roles such as Marketing Associate at the Chicago Sinfonietta, where she handled communications, engagement, and public relations efforts for the orchestra. Her professional network includes positions with law firms, among other organizations, demonstrating her flexibility across industries in brand & marketing roles. Description: In this episode, we invite the host's own sister into the conversation, pivoting from her experience in marketing in brand management and its implications in church work, toward a deeper reflection about home, music, and faith. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, so this conversation highlights some of the realities of those who experience domestic violence. A few statistics to add some context to the conversation: *An average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States — more than 12 million women and men over the course of a single year.*Nearly 3 in 10 women (29%) and 1 in 10 men (10%) in the US have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by a partner and reported it having a related impact on their functioning.*Just under 15% of women (14.8%) and 4% of men in the US have been injured as a result of intimate partner violence that included rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner.*1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 7 men (13.8%) aged 18 and older in the US have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.*Intimate partner violence alone affects more than 12 million people every year.*Over 1 in 3 women (35.6%) and 1 in 4 men (28.5%) in the US have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.*Almost half of all women and men in the US have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime (48.4% and 48.8%, respectively).*Women ages 18 to 24 and 25 to 34 generally experience the highest rates of intimate partner violence.*From 1994 to 2010, approximately 4 in 5 victims of intimate partner violence were female.*Most female victims of intimate partner violence were previously victimized by the same offender at rates of 77% for women ages 18 to 24, 76% for ages 25 to 34, and 81% for ages 35 to 49.(these statistics and more can be found at thehotline.org)