Moonlight Should Be Beautiful
The Secret Room | True Stories
Ben Hamm
4.5 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2026
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Grace shares a profound story: She was sexual assaulted as a minor, which she kept secret, bearing the pain alone. The SA she suffered forced her to make an utterly heartbreaking choice. And now, circumstances have led her to even more heartbreak as the past confronts her with fresh consequences of the decision she made as a kid. It's a turbulent story of good vs. evil, and how even making the right decision can feel so wrong.
If you are the victim of sexual assault, you can seek help now from the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline. RAINN.ORG
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode of The Secret Room contains an extended scene describing essay or sexual assault. |
| 0:06.0 | Please decide if the show is right for you. |
| 0:09.0 | Hi Ben. My name is Grace and I have been listening to your podcast for a very long time |
| 0:19.0 | and been debating for years whether or not I should share my |
| 0:22.8 | secret. I think that I'm ready, but it's a hard story. I was raped when I was a teen, but now |
| 0:30.8 | some things happened in my 30s that has given me second thoughts. A big part of me thinks this is |
| 0:36.5 | my karma and my punishment. My secret's what |
| 0:39.9 | I'm now facing as an adult. Today my guest Grace shares a profound story. She was sexually |
| 0:46.6 | assaulted as a minor, which she kept secret, bearing the pain alone. The essay she suffered |
| 0:52.7 | forced her to make an utterly heartbreaking choice. And now, |
| 0:56.2 | as an adult, nearly 20 years later, circumstances in her own health have led her to even more |
| 1:01.0 | heartbreak, as the past confronts her with fresh consequences of the decision she made as a kid. |
| 1:06.7 | It's a turbulent story of good versus evil, and how even making the right decision can feel so wrong. |
| 1:13.0 | Let's get started. |
| 1:18.1 | Hi, Grace, and welcome to the secret room. |
| 1:21.0 | Hi, Ben. Thank you for having me. |
| 1:23.1 | Thank you so much for joining me to share what is a very, very personal secret. |
| 1:29.6 | Yes. |
| 1:31.5 | We've been talking about it for a little while now, and I know it's not easy, but I know |
| 1:35.6 | it's a story that you felt that you had to share. |
| 1:38.5 | Yes, I definitely think, you know, it's time. |
| 1:42.2 | It's been a little over 18 years, so better late than ever. |
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