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Ep 10 – Living with the Lie: Surviving Betrayal, Shame, and Silence

Ep 10 – Living with the Lie: Surviving Betrayal, Shame, and Silence

Update: 2025-05-10
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πŸ’₯ β€œThe crime I never committed is now etched into my record. The truthβ€”my truthβ€”remains unheard.”


In this powerful episode of Three Times A Victim, Bruce reflects on life after being coerced into a guilty plea. What follows is not healingβ€”but exile. Branded by a false conviction, Bruce drifts through thirteen years of homelessness, toxic shame, and rejection.


🏚️ What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

βœ”οΈ Life after pleaβ€”where justice never came

βœ”οΈ The emotional weight of a criminal record for a crime not committed

βœ”οΈ Toxic shame and internalized isolation

βœ”οΈ Betrayal by Amanda and the collapse of trust

βœ”οΈ Brief moments of hope: a kind mental health worker, a glimpse of connection

βœ”οΈ The question that lingers: What does it mean to live a life branded by lies?


Even in this silence, Bruce’s voice begins to rise againβ€”not in rage, but in resilient truth.


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πŸ“˜ Read the full memoir on Amazon:

bit.ly/ThreeTimesAVictimMemoir


🌐 Author’s Website:

bit.ly/ThreeTimesAVictimBook


🎧 YouTube Playlist:

bit.ly/ThreeTimesPodcast

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Ep 10 – Living with the Lie: Surviving Betrayal, Shame, and Silence

Ep 10 – Living with the Lie: Surviving Betrayal, Shame, and Silence

Bruce Whealton