Viola Davis opens up with Hoda Kotb about heartbreaking experiences as a child

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Viola Davis just released her highly anticipated memoir, Finding Me, where readers get the most honest and raw version of herself and her life.MORE: Viola Davis stuns fans with Michelle Obama transformation in first look at The First LadyIn it, the actress details her often grim childhood, growing up hungry, running from bullies, the domestic abuse happening in her home, and how she overcame it all to become one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood.The Ma Rainey's Black Bottom star sat down with Today's Hoda Kotb for her podcast, Making Space, where the two discussed the book, and had heart wrenching conversations about all that she went through in her childhood.WATCH: Celebrity Close-Up, Viola DavisMORE: Viola Davis dazzles in a showstopping neon dress that might be her best look yet The co-host began the episode by explaining the heartbreaking reality of the Academy Award winner's background, describing young Viola as: "The one who survived an unthinkable childhood, the one who was bullied and chased, and felt like she was running from her life, the one who witnessed abuse and endured hardships so painful, few people would have survived."She expressed that the book was: "So meaningful and beautiful and touching… it moved me to my very core," to which the author responded that it was terrifying to publish, admitting that: "There's a lot of feelings because I'm putting my life out there for the world to judge, observe."The actress however didn't hesitate to open up about the hardships that marred her childhood, starting off by the revelation that she grew up hungry. "The worst part about it is the deep, deep shame," she said, as she recalled a time a friend came over to her house and asked if she was moving.