The Moment of Truth is a brand new five-part series in which Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh talks to people who have made difficult and life-changing religious and ethical decisions.
We all have to make hard choices in our lives. Sometimes, we agonise over these decisions and seek help from family, friends or from a higher power. For some, religion offers the best moral compass. Others follow their gut feelings. Choices can be clear-cut or ethical quagmires. But either way, they can have life-changing consequences for the person making the decision and those around them.
Episode 3:
Damien Godkin had a tough childhood in Wexford, from which he emerged a violent, aggressive and suicidal young man, scarred by sexual abuse and addicted to alcohol and drugs. Just when he’d reached rock bottom, however, Damien experienced a moment of spiritual clarity, which offered him a path out of the mire. He took that path and now has his life back on track, with a job as a mental health advocate and a five year old son, who is the joy of his life.