There is a very tender moment in ITVX’s new documentary The Case Against Cosby, when Andrea Constand and four other women abused by US entertainer Bill Cosby huddle in a circle and cry tears of relief. Their souls are weary, but they are finally at journey’s end.
Constand and the survivors are filmed meeting Gabor Maté, the world-renowned physician, at a therapy session he runs in British Columbia, Canada. As the women hold each other tight and exhale within the safety of Trauma Retreat (yes, that is its brutally honest name) you’re left wondering about the toll of speaking out, as they did. And whether any of us could have a similar strength of mind if ever required to do so.
