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In this powerful first episode of Tell My Truth & Shame The Devil, founder Vienna St Hillaire opens her heart and shares the deeply personal journey that inspired the creation of this podcast. Vienna speaks candidly about her own experiences and the painful realities faced by so many innocent people whose voices have been silenced for far too long.This episode lays the foundation for what the podcast represents - a safe, unapologetic space where hidden truths are brought into the light, where survivors are heard, and where the collective silence surrounding abuse, trauma, and injustice begins ...

"It is my feeling that debilitating shame and guilt are at the root of all dysfunctions in families," says Jane Middelton-Moz. A few common characteristics of adults shamed in childhood: You may suffer extreme shyness, embarrassment and feelings of being inferior to others. You don't believe you make mistakes, you believe you are a mistake. You feel controlled from the outside and from within. You feel that normal spontaneous expression is blocked. You may suffer from debilitating guilt; you apologize constantly.