Raising awareness about the alarming statistics of incest
This project is dedicated to the memory of my Aunty Helen and my cousin Kellie - Tanya Lee, Founder/Producer
In 2012, a Royal Commission was established to investigate ‘institutional responses to child sexual abuse’, yet there have been no major investigations into child sexual abuse by a family member.
We have created a series of podcasts with real-life, lived experienced stories of incest relayed by the victim/survivor. We want you to understand the reality of this problem.
“I have never known a darker night, I don't even think the moon was out.” - 'K'
As victim/survivors are often uncomfortable telling the details of their own abuse, they have requested comedians, actors, and media personalities to narrate them; not in a comic or witty style, but in their own compassionate distinctive voice.
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can change until it’s faced.”
- Fiona O’Loughlin | Comedian
Please help us keep up our work and help stamp out child sexual abuse. Click on the DONATE button to find out more. All donations are tax-deductible.
*Source - ABC/The Drum/Sarah Dingle - Dual Walkley Award-winning investigative reporter and presenter and recipient of the UN's Media Peace Prize.
Upcoming Event
At the heart of this special afternoon is the 16th Australian screening of the internationally acclaimed French documentary 'Such A Resounding Silence' - a deeply moving film that tells the stories of five survivors of non-consensual incest and explores the profound impact of childhood sexual abuse.
While the subject matter is confronting, the film also offers something incredibly important: hope, courage and the possibility of healing.
We are very fortunate to have two award-winning journalists, Kay McGrath as MC and Sandra Sully as the panel facilitator as well as our keynote speaker, Tracy Adams, CEO of Kids Helpline.
Following the screening, we will be joined by a highly regarded panel featuring two extraordinary survivors of intra-familial child sexual abuse, Dr. Jeni Haynes and Maggie Bell, both of whom have Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).
They will be joined by their respective therapists, Dr George Blair-West and Dr Jan Ewing, bringing together lived experience and clinical expertise in what promises to be a deeply insightful conversation.
This very important panel addresses how we better support survivors and how we begin addressing incest at its roots through prevention, education and meaningful systemic change.
Our Narrators
No Laughing Matter Podcast
As a point of discussion, incest is virtually taboo, but it’s a vital one. Audiences are likely to be more receptive to a story delivered by someone they can relate to and with whom they feel comfortable, hence the juxtaposition of the comedian and victim/survivor.
The identity of the survivor storytellers is often anonymous in an endeavour to protect the identities of the people involved.
Fiona O'Loughlin
Richard Fidler
Luke Heggie
Adam Hills
Susie Porter
Craig Foster AM
Jean Kittson
Damon Herriman
Rachel Berger
Wendy Harmer
Chrissie Swan
Lynette Curran
Gus Worland
Annabel Crabb
Rob Carlton
Anna Volska & John Bell
Rev. Bill Crews
Zoe & Gia Carides
Paul McDermott
Hugo Weaving
Sam Mostyn AO
Jennifer Byrne
Andrew Denton
Paul Capsis
Wil Anderson
David Field
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