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Behind the Reality: Jessica Willis Fisher on her Childhood Abuse

Published: July 10, 2023, 8 a.m.

This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. While in their youth, Jessica Willis Fisher and her eleven siblings were thrust into the spotlight for being the perfect musical family. Having achieved nation-wide fame on America\u2019s Got Talent, the Willis Fishers scored their own reality show in 2015, letting cameras into their pristine and heavily Christian home to document the daily lives of a happy, smiley family trying to make it in the famously non-toxic (just kidding) entertainment biz.\xa0

So when allegations of child abuse and molestation broke out against the family\u2019s patriarch, Toby Willis, Americans and onlookers across the globe were in disbelief. How could this family, which had been put on a pedestal and idolized extensively as \u201cpicture perfect,\u201d possess such insanely disturbing secrets?\xa0

Because the world is fucked up, hellooo! But our listeners already knew that.\xa0

On today\u2019s episode, Jessica joins us to discuss her story, as well as parallels she sees between her family and others that shared the reality show spotlight. She\u2019s begun releasing new music again as a form of healing\u2014you can check out her album Brand New Day\xa0here. You can also read her memoir, Unspeakable: Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice, here.\xa0

Please note, this series includes details of sexual abuse. Listener discretion is strongly advised. If you, or someone who know, is a survivor of sexual assault, abuse, grooming, child abuse, or human trafficking, RAINN\u2019s National Sexual Assault Hotline offers support at 800.656.HOPE (4673).

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