This is Jane’s story about her experience of what she believed as a teenager to be a loving relationship in an Auckland church community during the 1990s. It was a sexual relationship with a man who was not only ten years her senior, but also her youth group leader. Now, 30 years on and with help from award-winning author and podcast producer Noelle McCarthy, Jane is trying to connect the dots between her stolen youth and the guilt, shame and trauma she’s carried since.
For Jane, this journey is about finding answers and ultimately a sense of peace. To do that, she sets out to come face to face with her abuser and take her power back.
Dear Jane was made with the support of NZ On Air
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Suicide Crisis Helpline - phone 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
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This is Jane’s story about her experience of what she believed as a teenager to be a loving relationship in an Auckland church community during the 1990s. It was a sexual relationship with a man who was not only ten years her senior, but also her youth group leader. Now, 30 years on and with help from award-winning author and podcast producer Noelle McCarthy, Jane is trying to connect the dots between her stolen youth and the guilt, shame and trauma she’s carried since.
For Jane, this journey is about finding answers and ultimately a sense of peace. To do that, she sets out to come face to face with her abuser and take her power back.
Dear Jane was made with the support of NZ On Air
Resources:
If this series brings up any issues for you there is help available 24-7:
Helpline - free call or text 1737
Youthline - phone 0800 376 633, free text 234 or email talk@youthline.co.nz
Suicide Crisis Helpline - phone 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
Meet Jane, a mum in her forties who is battling with the demons of her past. For decades she’s buried what happened to her when she was a teenager but in recent years has come to realise she is not to blame for the connection she had with Dan, her adult youth group leader during her teen years. We also meet Noelle, a writer and producer who is helping Jane to make a podcast about her experience. Through a first person account and letters from the time that set a typical scene of teen life in the nineties, we find out how this disturbing connection came about and how it progressed from inappropriate feelings to a full blown relationship in plain sight.
Dear Jane was made with the support of NZ On Air
Resources:
If this series brings up any issues for you there is help available 24-7:
Helpline - free call or text 1737
Youthline - phone 0800 376 633, free text 234 or email talk@youthline.co.nz
Suicide Crisis Helpline - phone 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
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Dear Jane
This is Jane’s story about her experience of what she believed as a teenager to be a loving relationship in an Auckland church community during the 1990s. It was a sexual relationship with a man who was not only ten years her senior, but also her youth group leader. Now, 30 years on and with help from award-winning author and podcast producer Noelle McCarthy, Jane is trying to connect the dots between her stolen youth and the guilt, shame and trauma she’s carried since.
For Jane, this journey is about finding answers and ultimately a sense of peace. To do that, she sets out to come face to face with her abuser and take her power back.
Dear Jane was made with the support of NZ On Air
Resources:
If this series brings up any issues for you there is help available 24-7:
Helpline - free call or text 1737
Youthline - phone 0800 376 633, free text 234 or email talk@youthline.co.nz
Suicide Crisis Helpline - phone 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
