The Something to Say Podcast

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Mary Jo has created us a very impactful podcast to describe her many years of abuse, and highlights what others missed that we can look out for. Her prevail...

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Leila has a very unique story to share. She was sexually abused by her father throughout her adolescence. After a challenging early life, she found herself...

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Jennifer has kindly made us this second video because as time moves on, we sometimes find different ways of telling our stories that reflect where we are no...

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Seth grew up in an unhappy and abusive household. At 10 years of age he found an escape to the house of an older man who invited him to play video games and...

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Violet's earliest childhood memory is of being abused. She was prostituted by her mother from a young age, then "bought" by her grandfather to suffer yet mo...

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Annie spent years carrying the shame of her abuse, and trying to bury it within herself. When people first heard of her abuse she was victim blamed and made...

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Anu's story is so inspiring. She leads us through the very troubled life that started from experiencing childhood abuse, but ultimately her story is one of...

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Maybe as a child you thought your abuse was your fault. Maybe you think you are coping with what you have gone through, without needing to tell anyone....

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Oliver was abused as a teen, and utterly let down by a mother who “didn’t want to make a scene” when he spoke up, and so left him unsupported.  An...

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Stephen suffered abuse for years at the hands of his maternal grandfather. His story of how he protected his brother from having to endure the same abu...

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Kane Corvus is a spoken word performer from Derby in the UK. In this video he shares 5 deeply personal poems, written from the experience of his abuse....

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Nancy’s daughter was the victim of abuse from the age of 7 at the hands of a family friend. She will never regret immediately believing her brave daughter w...

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Hear Gloria's awful experience of abuse as a child, and being utterly betrayed by those who should have protected her. Gloria Masters is the woman behind th...

Content warning: This video contains themes of sexual abuse. If you think it may be triggering for you please take care when listening. The thoughts and opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those held by Something to Say. Abuse can feel like a relationship to a young child. Jennifer shares her experience of believing she was in a loving relationship with her abuser, not under...