Hello and welcome to episode one of Shame, a podcast about the wretched emotion that is… shame. I'm your host, James McMahon. I'm a journalist from London, via Yorkshire.

This is a podcast about shame, yes, but it’s also a podcast about healing and learnings and psychology and grit. We’re kicking this series off with an interview with Megan J Renee, a twenty-three-year-old woman from Limerick, Ireland, who at the age of 19 became the victim of revenge porn. Her story is inspiring – I don’t think it’s any exaggeration to say that Megan transcended shame, shaped it to suit her will – and as we’ll learn, is making big changes for the betterment of other women – and children – who find themselves in the same situation that she once did. It was an absolute pleasure speaking to her. 

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Watch the series trailer here: https://tinyurl.com/7r326hhc