"I hope and pray this helps other families that are having some of the same issues, and helps the country, and everybody who reads this book, be sympathetic to the mentally ill," Mark said. But they're united in their hope that Hidden Valley Road has a strong impact on readers. "You think it's love," Lindsay replied.Īs the special makes clear, Richard, Mark, Margaret, and Lindsay Galvin each had vastly different experiences growing up Galvin. ![]() "It's hard to understand that when you're a child, you don't actually have the language for it, so it's hard to explain what's happening to you," Oprah, who has spoken about her own experiences, said. Like her older sister, Lindsay was abused by her brother, Jim, starting from a young age. The special begins with an unforgettable exchange, in which Oprah and Lindsay Galvin connect over their shared experience of childhood sexual abuse. "It became clear that something wrong had happened, and I was wronged, in a sense. "They were my friends." In another segment, Margaret Galvin explained the emotional repercussions of effectively being banished from her "chaotic" household at 13 to be raised by family friends. ![]() "I feel like I lost the three brothers that were closest to me in age," Mark said, with his voice cracking. Take Oprah's conversation with Mark Galvin, whose three brothers were diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was in his 20s. ![]() Despite its virtual set-up, the special reaches more than one intimate, emotional break-through. Premiering on Apple TV+ on June 12, the special was conducted entirely over Zoom due to social distancing measures.
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