Sarah Hyland Speaks Out About Enduring Her Abusive Relationship & Thanks Julie Bowen for Support While Accepting Courage Award | Julie Bowen, Sarah Hyland [Video]

Sarah Hyland is bravely speaking out, and thanking Julie Bowen.

During an acceptance speech for the first-ever Courage Award from Variety, the 33-year-old Modern Family star spoke about being a survivor of domestic violence.

“For thousands of years now, we didn’t talk about it,” she said of enduring domestic violence.

“The community hasn’t shared enough, I believe. And I feel that if we talk about it more, more women — and men and just human beings in general in abusive relationships — will feel more comfortable to be able to talk about it with their loved ones instead of letting their abuser isolate them from everyone, which is the first thing that they do, so that you don’t have that community,” she went on.

Sarah said that “talking about it” is “really important” to helping those in need, and discussed how PTSD often affects survivors long after the abusive relationship.

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