When K-ROCK 95.5 Geelong’s PD Leigh Kuhlmann advised Becs Lee from his Drive team to reveal a little more about her personal history on air, he couldn’t have anticipated the result. Becs made a risky decision to put aside her usual acerbically humorous persona to speak about something so intimate and emotionally charged she wasn’t sure if she was throwing away her career.

What followed was an on air confession that connected so deeply with her female listeners, the phones didn’t stop ringing. No trolls appeared, no negative tweets, just messages of support and encouragement from both the women and the blokes.

Most of those who called were too upset and embarrassed to go to air with their stories, but that didn’t matter because the reaction confirmed for Becs that she’d made the right choice to speak about something she’d never shared with anyone else in her life.

“Generally when I’m on air, I work hard at not being the token female laugh track,” Becs says.

“Sometimes though, it means that I come across as aggressive or too direct. My PD advised me during an aircheck to temper my humour with personal stories so that I can connect on a human level.”

Bec says she was at first reluctant because she didn’t want to sound vulnerable. But now she’s done it, she can see herself opening up on many more topics over time.

“I have an absolute well of misery I can draw on,” she quips.

“But some of it may be better left for when I am on breakfast. Drive is usually lighter although now that I’ve seen the way this story struck a chord I might delve a bit more into my personal life if it can assist others.”

Listen to Becs’ story …