Monica Lewinsky Opens Up About Healing From Her 'Dark Decade'

She credits 'energy work' and self-acceptance with helping her move past years of public shame

Monica Lewinsky is speaking publicly about how she recovered from what she describes as a "dark decade" of intense public scrutiny, saying practices like "energy work" and learning self-acceptance helped her heal.

In comments reported by Fox News, Lewinsky described enduring the negative judgment of what she estimated to be billions of strangers during that period of her life. She said the process of moving past that public shame required deliberate inner work rather than simply waiting for public opinion to shift.

Lewinsky has in recent years built a public profile as a commentator who speaks openly about the psychological toll of becoming a target of mass public criticism, framing her experience as a cautionary example of what sustained online and media scrutiny can do to a person.

— Compiled from reporting by Fox News.