Laurence Jalbert is a liberated woman. Since revealing last month that she suffered domestic violence for 10 years, a tremendous weight has fallen away from her and her admirers who will be going to see and hear her this summer on the circuit of the Network of Show Organizers of Eastern Quebec (ROSEQ) will be the first beneficiaries, she claims. Interview.
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What is your take on the many reactions and the wave of sympathy towards you that has surged after your public release?
“I didn’t think I would get all of this feedback. It was naive. You know, I was 10 years with this person, seven years not being able to talk about it, so 17 years in shame and silence. I told myself that no one would believe me. But on the contrary, I was believed. This is what I want to tell women. The people you go to for help will believe you. […] The director of SOS violence conjugale called my agent after my visit to Everybody talks about it to say that they had never received so many calls in two days. If you can put the number of SOS violence conjugale (1 800 363-9010) at the end of your text, that would make me happy. Because this number saved my life. “
And how are you feeling today?
“The point was to ask for help, to start a healing process and it is well underway. I’m so much better already. Last week, I met the Deputy Prime Minister, Geneviève Guilbault, and the Minister for the Status of Women, Isabelle Charest. We had a very nice meeting, made up of exchanges of women who want to meet as many needs as possible in order to prevent women from dying because they are women, and children being left alone because the father has killed the mother. “
You’ve done a few concerts since your public release. Do you feel like you don’t sing like you used to?
“It’s not the same thing at all. The shock of post-traumatic stress disorder gives sequelae like anguish, anxiety, as if I still have an 18-wheeler on my shoulders and my breathing. Now I don’t have it anymore. Like singing is breathing, tie your hats with a brooch, it sells like a tabarouette. “
We find you as spokesperson for the ROSEQ summer network. Will your tour of Eastern Quebec have a special meaning given the context of COVID?
“Yes, both from me and the public. I did a few shows lately, in mid-March, and people are there. Those who like to see shows, they really missed it. I saw it. Then, this summer, we’ll see people on vacation. It’s light. Music and acoustic guitar go well with the holidays. It’s a perfect cast. “
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