The Cost of Silence: The House That Shame Built

There are stories some families never allow to be told.

In this first episode of The Cost of Silence series, Jacqueline Juliet takes listeners inside the emotional architecture of her childhood—the house that shame built. A place where love came with conditions. Where silence was mistaken for strength. Where being loud, spirited, emotional, or honest made you the problem.

She was not the “good daughter.” She was the black sheep. The scapegoat. The one who asked too many questions and felt too much. She was told she was a curse from God. That children were burdens. That her voice was dangerous.

This episode explores the emotional cost of being misunderstood and mislabeled in a family shaped by religious conditioning, generational trauma, and unspoken pain. It’s about what happens when truth gets buried to keep the peace—and the price we pay for playing roles we never chose.

For anyone who has ever felt unseen, silenced, or blamed just for being who they are… this episode is for you.