‘Life After Abuse’ ft Juliana Shiel

TW: Episode mentions domestic violence, intimate relationship abuse, and coercive control.

For this episode, Madeline and Mary are joined by Juliana Shiel. Juliana is an artist and beauty influencer with a following of over 300k people. When Juliana was 19, she was in an abusive relationship. Since then, she has become a Too Into You Ambassador, spending the last 5 years raising awareness of abuse in young relationships and the supports available at toointoyou.ie.

We chat with Juliana about:

Why she didn’t think her ex was abusing her

How her ex made her feel trapped and isolated

Why she wants to change people’s understanding of the ‘perfect victim’

What she wants other victims of abuse to know

Follow Juliana on socials:

Instagram: @juliana_shiel

TikTok: @julianashiel

If you are worried about your own or a friend’s relationship you can:

Call Women’s Aid 24Hr National Freephone Helpline on 1800 341 900.

Chat for support at toointoyou.ie

Both are completely free and confidential.

You can take the Relationship Quiz at toointoyou.ie to see if yours is healthy or not.

Please follow @toointoyou on TikTok and Instagram to support the Too Into You campaign.

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The Too Into You Podcast is hosted by Mary Hayes, Too Into You Project Coordinator, and Madeline Campbell, Too Into You Project Officer.

About Too Into You:

Too Into You a project from Women’s Aid Ireland focused on teaching young people about coercive control and the difference between healthy and unhealthy behaviours. We help educate young women in particular how to spot when someone is ‘too into you’ and provide dedicated support for young people subjected to intimate partner abuse at toointoyou.ie.