A Daughter's Fight: The Case of Alison Connolly
REAL
Naomi Channell
4.8 • 725 Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In her first podcast interview, Tara Proffitt tells her heartbreaking and incredible story.
When Tara was a child, she knew her Mum was carrying a secret. Her gut instinct told her it was the same one that she was carrying... and one day her mother told Tara everything and her worst fears were confirmed - they had both been abused by a man who was supposed to love and protect them.
But on the 12th of May 2015, Tara received a phone call that would turn her life upside down... and from that moment on, she took on a extraordinary fight for justice.
This is REAL.
To pre-order 'The Reckoning' by Tara Proffitt and Ann Cusack, see here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reckoning-Tara-Proffitt/dp/1917439814
To follow Tara on social media, you can find her here:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tara_proffitt18/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tara.hayes.927
If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast, please see the below organisations that offer support, advice and information:
https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/ - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK)
https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA
https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia
https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Warning, this is a true crime podcast and is not suitable for all audiences. |
| 0:05.8 | Please use discretion. |
| 0:08.0 | This episode contains references to child sexual assault. |
| 0:12.9 | Please take extra care whilst listening. |
| 0:16.2 | In life we meet people who inspire us, who make us stop and pause and reflect on their strength, |
| 0:23.2 | their courage and their spirit. Doing this podcast means I have the privilege of meeting people |
| 0:28.9 | who fit this description on a regular basis, and the guest on today's episode is no exception. |
| 0:36.7 | This incredible woman has lived through something unimaginable, |
| 0:41.7 | and in her first podcast interview ever, she's going to share her story with us, and by the end of |
| 0:48.3 | this episode, I'm almost certain that this will be a story that you will never forget. I'm Naomi'm I'm |
| 1:11.6 | I'm |
| 1:12.6 | I'm |
| 1:14.6 | I'm Tara Prophet is one of these women that you just can't help, but feel instantly drawn to. |
| 1:41.5 | She's warm, she's inviting, she's friendly and she has a lovely nature that makes |
| 1:46.8 | you feel like you've known her forever. But she's lived a life rooted in trauma and has survived |
| 1:53.9 | experiences that no one should ever be subjected to? |
| 2:03.1 | I've been the same since I was a little girl, |
| 2:05.4 | carer for my mum. |
| 2:08.3 | There was eight siblings altogether. |
| 2:09.7 | You know, I'm one of eight. |
| 2:12.2 | So I was kind of like the provider in the household. |
| 2:15.7 | I pretty much took on role of a parent, |
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