Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse, trauma, and the failure of adults to protect a child.
This morning on The Agenda, we heard from a sexual abuse survivor who bravely spoke about the devastating impact of years of childhood sexual abuse carried out by her father, and the lasting consequences of the silence and fear that surrounded it.
Sophia recalled a childhood where she never felt safe, describing the first moment she experienced shame at just three years old, and how that feeling stayed with her for decades. She also reflects on the impact of her mother’s failure to intervene and the journey of coming to terms with what happened to her.
Her story is one of unimaginable harm, but also of courage, survival, and the importance of speaking out.
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