In this episode of Voice Unchained: The Cost of Silence, Jacqueline shares the painful story of being sixteen, taking a lie detector test to prove the truth of her childhood abuse, and still being called a liar by her own father. She reflects on the second wound of betrayal — the silence, denial, and minimization that can cut deeper than the abuse itself.
Through raw storytelling and trauma-informed insight, Jacqueline explores how childhood trauma rewires the brain and nervous system, teaching survivors to silence themselves and repeat painful patterns. She speaks to the weight of being told to “just get over it,” and how those words echo long after the harm has been done.
Listeners are invited into a short but powerful reflection and a closing breathwork practice — a reminder that our bodies remember, our truth matters, and our voices are sacred.
