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Luu wants us to have heavy conversations with serious joy – it’s the basis of her activism. ‘I'm a trauma-informed designer and I experienced child sex abuse (CSA)’ she says. 'The way people managed conversations about it was sometimes worse than the abuse itself.’ She found no one knew how to respond to her trauma. ‘It’s such an uncomfortable issue, we don’t know where to begin. I couldn’t find any advice that felt approachable, practical and culturally sensitive. So, I decided to build that platform myself.’ Secrets Worth Sharing aims to change the way we talk about – and fight – CSA, through online content, events and training. Since launching, Luu has been invited to represent the UK at the first Global Conference on CSA, organised by WHO and UNICEF. ‘The way we campaign against CSA needs to account for the diversity of types of abuse and survivors. That's why my platform features survivor voices from a range of genders, ethnicities and circumstances, ’ While Luu received an initial grant to fund her podcast, she doesn’t get paid to produce any of her online content. There is an emotional toll, too. But for Luu, it's an essential fight: ‘I will always strive for a world where people feel comfortable having conversations about child sex abuse.’ To find out more, follow @secretsworthsharing_