Speak Shame

Remarkable Women Telling The Stories That Shame Didn't Want You To Hear.

What Runs the World? Shame: Dr. Judith Pilla on Our Most Misunderstood Emotion

What Runs the World? Shame: Dr. Judith Pilla on Our Most Misunderstood Emotion

What Runs the World? Shame: Dr. Judith Pilla on Our Most Misunderstood EmotionDr Connie Kerali
Published on: 13/08/2026

For the Season 4 finale of Speak Shame, Dr Connie sits down with someone who has spent a decade doing what very few people, including most clinicians, have been willing to do: think deeply, rigorously, and honestly about shame.

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"I Abandoned Myself": Monika Molander on High Achievement, Trauma & Healing

"I Abandoned Myself": Monika Molander on High Achievement, Trauma & Healing

"I Abandoned Myself": Monika Molander on High Achievement, Trauma & HealingDr Connie Kerali
Published on: 30/07/2026

What happens when everything you've built on the outside – the career, the status, the achievements – turns out to be a strategy for surviving the inside? That's the question at the heart of Episode 36 of Speak Shame.

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"Healing Should Not Have to Wait": Emily Jacob on Sexual Violence Recovery

"Healing Should Not Have to Wait": Emily Jacob on Sexual Violence Recovery

"Healing Should Not Have to Wait": Emily Jacob on Sexual Violence RecoveryDr Connie Kerali
Published on: 16/07/2026

What does it look like when a survivor stops waiting for the system to catch up and builds something better herself? That's exactly what Emily Jacob did. And in Episode 35 of Speak Shame, she joins Dr Connie to share her story.

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"Missing A Fourth Of My Brain": Shannon Freedman On Brain Injury & Limitless Potential

"Missing A Fourth Of My Brain": Shannon Freedman On Brain Injury & Limitless Potential

"Missing A Fourth Of My Brain": Shannon Freedman On Brain Injury & Limitless PotentialDr Connie Kerali
Published on: 02/07/2026

Shannon Freedman shares her inspiring journey of overcoming a serious brain injury and transforming her life into one of limitless potential.

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