Flipping The Narrative is the new podcast from Elmore Community Services, hosted by Luke Jerdy and Liz Jones.

Luke is known for his portrayal of Jesse Donovan in Channel 4's Hollyoaks from 2016 to 2020, and he's also written and stars in Y’MAM (Young Man’s Angry Movements), a solo stage show about his experiences with anger and growing up with the pressures of manhood, which will be on at the Soho Theatre, London in May.

Liz has worked in the Violence against Women and Girls field for 16 years and has facilitated and developed programmes for men who choose to be abusive and violent towards partners. Liz is also a trustee at Elmore Community Services, the mental health, complex needs, and domestic abuse charity.

At least 125 women have been killed in the UK since Sarah Everard was tragically kidnapped and murdered. Sarah Everard’s death provides a teachable moment for men to be actively involved in new conversations to end misogyny.

With the podcast’s encouragement to ‘pass it on’ to other men, Flipping The Narrative aims to show men that they can help each other to sit up, become aware, and take important action to challenge men who perpetrate harmful behaviours.

We are calling on men to pass the series along to friends, families, and colleagues in order to start conversations, take new perspectives, andsupport each other and women to build an equitable society and healthy environment for everyone’s children to grow up feeling safe and cared for.