I would feel a little awkward because of my connection with politics.

Try and have neutral compassion toward the perpetrator. Step outside the sting of the incident and realize that this person is trying to erase their own inadequacy or unhappiness by transferring it to you. It won't make the incident go away, but it's one thing you can do to reduce the pain.

The more shame, the more clicks. The more clicks, the more advertising dollars.

Sure, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship. Any 'abuse' came in the aftermath, when I was made a scapegoat in order to protect his powerful position.

As far as our culture of humiliation goes, what we need is a revolution. Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop.

To mock at a soul in pain is a dreadful thing.

I'm an incredibly lucky girl. For someone who has made some very foolish mistakes and had some tough lessons to learn very quickly, I am still incredibly lucky.