Oct 8, 2026 · 50 min · 20 segments
In this episode **Kiran Chawla** sits down with **Deon Sumer Guidry** for an episode centered around **Domestic Violence Awareness Month** which started October 1st. Deon opens up about her experience…
Kiran ChawlaHost
And that's what I was going to say that maybe somebody else who hasn't been there might say, Ooh, I'm not going to work pro bono, but you realize that that could be a life or death decision for somebody.
You know, so whenever I was getting my protective order, I risked domestic violence actually before, you know, I knew anything about them and really who was helping me.
And I had no idea I would later go on to work for them, but they actually helped me get a protective order and, And I was never told by anyone that there was that service out there to, you know, a pro bono service that could help you get a protective order if you qualified for certain things.
Luckily, you know, I live in Ascension Parish and enough of the right officers are.
you know, that were involved in my situation encouraged me to take the right steps to do it.
And I went and filled out the appropriate paperwork and then showed up.
she worked with iris at the time and she said i'm your attorney i can take your case i had no idea anything like that was going to happen and that those little things make the biggest difference for someone that's trying to get out of an abusive relationship because it feels so impossible in the moment and the more people and resources you have that are willing to help you along the way you just feel less alone you feel less isolated and isolation is just such a big part of all of this
And that's what I was going to say that maybe somebody else who hasn't been there might say, Ooh, I'm not going to work pro bono, but you realize that that could be a life or death decision for somebody.
You know, so whenever I was getting my protective order, I risked domestic violence actually before, you know, I knew anything about them and really who was helping me.
And I had no idea I would later go on to work for them, but they actually helped me get a protective order and, And I was never told by anyone that there was that service out there to, you know, a pro bono service that could help you get a protective order if you qualified for certain things.
Luckily, you know, I live in Ascension Parish and enough of the right officers are.
you know, that were involved in my situation encouraged me to take the right steps to do it.
And I went and filled out the appropriate paperwork and then showed up.
she worked with iris at the time and she said i'm your attorney i can take your case i had no idea anything like that was going to happen and that those little things make the biggest difference for someone that's trying to get out of an abusive relationship because it feels so impossible in the moment and the more people and resources you have that are willing to help you along the way you just feel less alone you feel less isolated and isolation is just such a big part of all of this
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