This should tell you a bit about how difficult this kind of work is. The man leading the independent investigation into historical child sex abuse in football has received counselling to deal with the traumatic evidence he has heard. First off, good for them for recognizing the need for counseling in the midst of this…
As always, a story of a man dealing with sexual abuse, catches my eyes, but Aaron’s story highlights one important thing, with the right help, we can overcome this. As a male survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I received the right support from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) and it has changed my life….
This is as true for those of us dealing with mental health, or abuse recovery as well. The healing process gets completely disrupted when we are n’t dealing with stress. “Life throws us many uncontrollable stressful situations. Social conflicts, finances, finding a new job, and worrying about health can be a fork in the road…
For sports fans in the US, John Saunders is a familiar name from his years on ESPN. His memoir has been released posthumously, and little did I realize the connection between that and child abuse and mental health struggles, but this review from Mental Health America makes it clear that there is definitely a connection….
I’m glad this is allowing some to share, and that we are even seeing male victims share their stories. On the other hand, it’s unfortunate that there are some who are only interested in hearing from certain types of victims, even when the original idea was to demonstrate the breadth of the problem! Still, I’m…
(ed note – this review was submitted by a reader.) Memoirs of childhood sexual abuse from the male perspective tend to be rare. “The Comic Book Kid Lives: A Survivor’s Story”, a daring and surprisingly heartwarming new memoir by Ryan Castro-Miller breaks the mold in more ways than one. While the book covers some topics and situations that…
