Michelle Dunn grew up in a deeply religious Mormon family where abuse was protected and silence was expected. For years, she carried a secret that was never hers to hold. As a child, she was abused by her grandfather — a respected bishop in the LDS church — who had also abused his own daughters, granddaughters, and countless others. He never faced jail time. The family kept it quiet.

Until Michelle didn’t.

In a moment of unimaginable courage, she exposed the truth at Thanksgiving as an adult, knowing he was still harming others. This episode is about what happens when one woman refuses to protect the system that protected her abuser.

We also talk about:

– Purity culture and the damage of invasive bishop interviews

– Being 12 years old and asked sexually explicit questions by a church leader

– Religious shame, victim-blaming, and institutional silence

– Surviving betrayal in marriage — including a husband who brought his mistress to the birth of her child

– Escaping another traumatic relationship

– And finally finding a love story that proves healing is possible

This episode is about breaking cycles. It’s about naming the truth. It’s about understanding that silence doesn’t heal trauma — it deepens it. And survivors should never have to carry pain that was never theirs.

Trigger warning: sexual abuse, religious trauma, infidelity.