Noelle McCarthy on abuse and survival: 'We are living in a time of secrets being brought to light'

In new podcast ‘Dear Jane’, a survivor finds the courage to tell the story of the abuse she endured at the hands of a youth group leader. At its core, says Cork writer and producer Noelle McCarthy, it’s about what happens when you start telling secrets 

'We are living in a time of secrets being brought to light' Picture: iStock

We are living in a time of secrets being brought to light. Mostly they are about abuses, often they concern violence against women in one form or another. 

Sometimes the telling of them is powerful enough to shift the ground beneath us. The New York Times reported allegations of sexual abuse against a Hollywood producer by one woman after another, stories that led to #MeToo and a call for consequences for powerful men who hurt women sexually and the institutions that protect them.