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The SILENCED BY STIGMA podcast is an intense, limited-series, featuring a detailed examination of childhood sexual abuse and its devastating impact on victims, their loved ones, and society at large. This series features survivor accounts and conversations with researchers, mental health professionals, sexual abuse attorneys, and Special Victims Detectives, all to demonstrate that you’re not alone and that there are people dedicated to your protection. The voices of the abused are often silenced; SILENCED BY STIGMA is here to help you stand up and speak out. Hosted by Michael Mourachian.

Former professional sportsman Joe Williams shares his struggles with mental illness and reveals what has helped him survive and thrive. Former NRL player, world boxing title holder and proud Wiradjuri First Nations man Joe Williams was always plagued by negative dialogue in his head, and the pressures of elite sport took their toll. Joe eventually turned to drugs and alcohol to silence the dialogue before attempting to take his own life in 2012. In the aftermath, determined to rebuild, Joe took up professional boxing and got clean. Defying the Enemy Within is both Joe's story and the steps he took to get well.