Overcoming a childhood ravaged by severe domestic violence and sexual abuse, Brent has found within himself a wellspring of compassion for himself, and for those who harmed him.
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Brian Brozovic: Anchored in Love and Trust
“We have to feel. We have to. We have to break out beyond… the man box.”
“We have to feel. We have to. We have to break out beyond… the man box.”
Brett Bussen: ‘My Faith Somehow Carried Me Through It.’
“I just wanted someone to see that I was going through this, and to kind of come along beside me.”
“I just wanted someone to see that I was going through this, and to kind of come along beside me.”
Bret Holton: Silent No More
“I’m no longer comfortable being a survivor in silence.”
“I’m no longer comfortable being a survivor in silence.”
Brian Muldoon: Talk Openly for the Cure
It has taken Brian’s steadfast, lifelong commitment to healing himself to overcome what a child rapist did to him in a single day.
It has taken Brian’s steadfast, lifelong commitment to healing himself to overcome what a child rapist did to him in a single day.
Brian Cardoza: Struggling to Fight
“I am becoming the man that I needed when I was a child.”
“I am becoming the man that I needed when I was a child.”
Darrel Carson: Content Middle Sixties Man
“I’m not gonna complain about the road I had to travel because I like where I am.”
“I’m not gonna complain about the road I had to travel because I like where I am.”
Brigham Faria: Emotional Resources to Survive
“Coming alive has been a liberation. Not all at once. It is happening day by day.”
“Coming alive has been a liberation. Not all at once. It is happening day by day.”
Cam Tredennick: Unanswered Questions
“Why can’t I understand that some questions don’t have answers?”
“Why can’t I understand that some questions don’t have answers?”
Callen Harty: Abuse to Activist
An iron will, “Irish stubbornness,” and the written word have carried Callen from a childhood of abuse to an adulthood as a successful playwright and activist on behalf of male survivors.
An iron will, “Irish stubbornness,” and the written word have carried Callen from a childhood of abuse to an adulthood as a successful playwright and activist on behalf of male survivors.
Colin Elliott: Justice as a Pathway to Healing
“I thought that my life had no purpose, so I was just drifting through life, but then when I unpacked it, it was all about social justice”
“I thought that my life had no purpose, so I was just drifting through life, but then when I unpacked it, it was all about social justice”
Christian Westergaard: Love Found
“Don’t hesitate. Find a friend, find a buddy, because there’s always someone out there listening, and believe me people want to listen and help.”
“Don’t hesitate. Find a friend, find a buddy, because there’s always someone out there listening, and believe me people want to listen and help.”
Das Chapin: Restore the Balance
As a teenager, Das could not disclose his abuse when his girlfriend revealed her own. But three decades later, he righted that “self-betrayal,” and today he and Amanda are building a life together.
As a teenager, Das could not disclose his abuse when his girlfriend revealed her own. But three decades later, he righted that “self-betrayal,” and today he and Amanda are building a life together.
Daniel Leone: Committed to Healing
A fierce commitment to healing, to honesty, and to his creative talents has propelled Daniel along the road to recovery.
A fierce commitment to healing, to honesty, and to his creative talents has propelled Daniel along the road to recovery.
Dave Hinchliffe: Vulnerability is Courage
Dave found solace in books, and meaning through language, and courage in the act of disclosure.
Dave found solace in books, and meaning through language, and courage in the act of disclosure.
David Pittman: One and the World
With the help of family and friends, David battled his way back from addiction to confront and overcome the abuse that had destroyed his faith.
With the help of family and friends, David battled his way back from addiction to confront and overcome the abuse that had destroyed his faith.