Jess Denham: The Story She Was Never Allowed To Tell

What if the person who was meant to protect you was the one you needed protection&nbsp;from?&nbsp; This week on You're&nbsp;Gonna&nbsp;Want&nbsp;To&nbsp;Hear This, Marie Claire Australia Editor Georgie McCourt speaks with world champion runner Jess Denham, who is telling her story publicly after years of being unable to do so.&nbsp; Raised in isolation and controlled by her parents, Jess&nbsp;appeared to be&nbsp;a sporting prodigy. But behind closed doors, she was enduring unimaginable abuse.&nbsp;Today, both of her parents are in prison for those crimes.&nbsp; In this deeply personal conversation, Jess also speaks publicly for the first time about living with&nbsp;Dissociative Identity Disorder&nbsp;(DID), sharing what&nbsp;it's&nbsp;really like to live with a condition that is so often misunderstood.&nbsp; This is a story of survival,&nbsp;resilience&nbsp;and reclaiming your voice after years of being silenced. Jess also shares why&nbsp;she's&nbsp;fighting for stronger protections for survivors and helping change the way Australia responds to sexual violence.&nbsp; CONTENT WARNING:&nbsp;This&nbsp;episode&nbsp;contains&nbsp;themes of childhood abuse&nbsp;and coercive control.&nbsp;If&nbsp;you or someone you know needs immediate assistance, call 000.&nbsp;For confidential 24/7 crisis support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au. Support is also available through Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 or at beyondblue.org.au.&nbsp; This episode covers:&nbsp;&nbsp; Growing up as a homeschooled child prodigy under total parental control&nbsp; Living a hidden double life as a champion runner while surviving abuse&nbsp; Isolation as a tool of abuse and why escape felt impossible Finding the courage to report abuse to police Living with dissociative identity disorder (DID) and dismantling the stigma around it <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="&middot;" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&q