The movie Boys and Men Healing, which has been screening in various places, and gotten pretty rave reviews from the male survivor community, is now available on DVD. You can order it over on the Big Voice Pictures website.
If you’ve seen the movie, or get the DVD and watch it sometime soon, let us know what you think!
I’ve said it a few times in the last couple of weeks, but here’s a study that proves it. Getting people help early makes a huge difference in helping them not have serious problems later. What do we have to do to make sure there are resources available to youth and young adults? “The…
Continuing our general catchup, the founder of the National Association of People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) and the author of Cry Silent Tears and Cry Myself to Sleep were two of the three male survivors of Child Sexual Abuse interviewed on The Moore Show at the start of the month. The full programme is up…
Being more social and getting some exercise can help people feel better about themselves and improve their mental health struggles. It won’t fix everything, and we must stop pretending they will. If elite athletes can struggle with mental health, we can’t go around stigmatizing people dealing with depression as lazy folks who need a good workout, and we can’t tell someone who’s introverted and struggling with anxiety to meet more people and expect that will cure them.
It’s likely not going to cure them any more than a day in the grass would heal bipolar disorder or hallucinations.
That also doesn’t mean they are worthless endeavors. Having close connections and getting some exercise in nature are, generally, good things.
They aren’t a replacement for solid mental healthcare, though. Our mental health is a little more complicated than that.
NOTE: The CSI Episode is from the current season, so if you want to avoid spoilers, skip the latter half of the review I made reference to “Quarry†from the (2005) 6th Season of Law and Order Special Victims Unit (SVU) in my earlier TV reviews. It actually takes the line of investigating a cold…
Saw this today and just wanted to pass it along. Due to work commitments, I wouldn’t be able to attend, but if anyone does, I’d love for you to come back and leave a comment with your thoughts. Join us for our second Virtual Community Dialogue on the interconnection of sex trafficking with child sexual…
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I was lucky to see it at a screening at the Male Survivor conference in NYC. Kathy, the director, and three of the men that the film follows were there as well to speak about it. I think it is the best of the films on this specific topic. It does not avoid the harshest of truths when discussing these abuses and their effects…but through these courageous men, it manages to inspire and give hope. I already bought my DVD, and have watched it several more times.
Thanks for sharing your experience Chris!