Relationship Rewind 3/17/26: Unpacking Messy: Media, Music, and Real-Life Love

Host: Jazz Bradley at NextStep Domestic Violence Project. NextStep 24/7 Helpline: 1(800) 315-5579 Theme Music for the show donated by local musicians Megan Light and Nathan Spears. Relationship Rewind: Rewinding relationships in popular media and breaking down behaviors based in power, control, and abuse. This episode: 1. Discussing unhealthy themes in the song, “Messy” by Lola Young. 2. Discussing how media normalizes these themes. 3. Discussing the impacts of these messages about these relationships and people, on young people in real life. Guest: NextStep attorney Eileen Reilly FMI: www.nextstepdvproject.org About the hosts: Alli Williamson is the youth educator and advocate for NextStep Domestic Violence Project based in Hancock and Washington County, ME. She teaches young people from Kindergarten to College about what power and control looks like in friendships and relationships, what resources are available to support those experiencing this, and how we can work to make our schools and communities safer and more equal spaces where abuse may be less likely to happen. The post Relationship Rewind 3/17/26: Unpacking Messy: Media, Music, and Real-Life Love first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.