They told her family protects you. That love believes you. That truth sets you free.
But at sixteen, when she spoke the truth about what happened to her, she wasn’t protected—she was strapped to a lie detector.
In this episode of The Cost of Silence, Jacqueline shares the moment she stopped trusting that love meant safety, and how gaslighting within her own family taught her to associate love with silence, suspicion, and shame. She explores the invisible damage of being forced to “prove” what you lived, the courage it takes to be your own witness, and the healing that comes from reclaiming a truth no one had the right to take.
Featuring a powerful parallel to Taylor Swift’s 2017 $*x*al a$$ault trial—and Swift’s public reflection on how deeply she valued being believed—this conversation speaks to anyone who has been dismissed, doubted, or abandoned after speaking their truth.
💬 Let’s keep the conversation going — follow Voice Unchained and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Your story is sacred. Your truth is power.
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