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Claressa Shields Opens Up About Overcoming Childhood Abuse, Healing & Finding Her Strength | SITSR (Exclusive)

On this episode of ‘ Stepping Into The Shade Room,’ two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields is sitting down to discuss everything from severe childhood trauma, her relationship with Papoose, “mistress” allegations, training Chrisean Rock, her acting dreams, and more. As she chats with host Thembi, Shields gets candid about her life in and out of the ring. Claressa Shields Opens Up About Overcoming Childhood Abuse About 12 minutes into the conversation, Claressa Shields spoke about being sexually assaulted at the age of five.

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