When a child tells someone they’ve been sexually abused, the world rushes towards making a police report, getting a medical examination, or establishing the legal case. But somewhere in that rush, the child, their shock, their fear, their need for safety, can quietly disappear from the center of the story.

In this episode, we strip away the headlines and legal jargon to focus on what a disclosure really is: a child handing over the most fragile truth they have. We talk about our first response and why it matters more than we think. How to avoid re-victimization, and what it means to truly see the child before the case.

Drawing from a memoir excerpt, Nigerian-specific contexts, and years of witnessing disclosures, we explore the human side of responding to abuse.