How many decisions are based on overcoming shame that doesn’t belong to us, or how many opportunities are passed up because we feel inadequate? I know it took me years to understand that I could accomplish just about anything, and I’m still deathly afraid of failing, even though I have before and know it’s not…
Sadly, this is true.for all victims, but I feel like it is especially true for male victims of sexual abuse. We’re supposed to tough it out and not show any weakness, especially hockey players of all people! But healing really comes from being able to talk about it, whether that be publicly or privately. ‘You…
If you’ve been around here for long, you likely know that sometimes, I just like to change things up and see how it works out. As a techie kind of guy, part of hosting my own websites has been to dabble, so occasionally, I’ll dabble in a new direction. While over in Australia last week,…
This is tough. Most of us don’t want to do anything but punish pedophiles, but at the same time, if we are truly trying to protect kids, not having any information at all about pedophilia is problematic. How do we know what we’re doing now works without the ability to study people with a professed…
6 Ways to Support a Spouse Living With Depression How many of us have a spouse dealing with depression and no idea how to help? This isn’t a bad place to start.
Responding to sibling sexual abuse: What to do and why Lots of good information here, especially because, in my experience, I do not think many parents would react this way. It’s too difficult to react emotionally, one way or another, and not do what’s best for all of your children. Were you sexually abused by…
