“That I can stand before camera, that I can stand before people and talk—it has been a long journey.”
Aaron Stone: On a Mission
A Sergeant Major in the U.S. Army and combat veteran, Aaron has transformed his childhood trauma into a mission to help fellow survivors.
A Sergeant Major in the U.S. Army and combat veteran, Aaron has transformed his childhood trauma into a mission to help fellow survivors.
Alan Fountain: Crucial Steps
Speaking out publicly and working to change Georgia’s statute of limitation laws have helped to Alan to get his power back, a crucial step in his healing.
Speaking out publicly and working to change Georgia’s statute of limitation laws have helped to Alan to get his power back, a crucial step in his healing.
Alan Nixon: Community of Survivors
Profoundly neglected as a child, then sexually abused by priests, Alan has finally found a community among fellow survivors at MSSAT in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Profoundly neglected as a child, then sexually abused by priests, Alan has finally found a community among fellow survivors at MSSAT in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Alastair Hilton: Creating Community
Alastair has transformed his own trauma by creating community resources for fellow survivors, from Leicester, England to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and soon beyond.
Alastair has transformed his own trauma by creating community resources for fellow survivors, from Leicester, England to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and soon beyond.
Andy Lausten: Surviving and Fighting
“You know I’ve been sober for over twenty-seven years now.”
“You know I’ve been sober for over twenty-seven years now.”
Andrew Mai: Our Commonality of Response
“[Poetry] seemed like the best way to express some of the things that were going on for me.”
“[Poetry] seemed like the best way to express some of the things that were going on for me.”
Bill Johnson: Healing is a Full Time Job
Nightmarish memories have forced Bill to re-define his childhood, but he has embraced the challenge and the meaning it has given to the rest of his life.
Nightmarish memories have forced Bill to re-define his childhood, but he has embraced the challenge and the meaning it has given to the rest of his life.
Anthony Edwards: The Actor’s Connection
Tony’s love of acting, and the human connection he found through it, gave him a pathway to healing after he was abused by a mentor.
Tony’s love of acting, and the human connection he found through it, gave him a pathway to healing after he was abused by a mentor.
Barry Merryweather: Open and Active
After 46 years of silence, Barry finally disclosed his secret, and now he is looking ahead to a new life of openness and activism.
After 46 years of silence, Barry finally disclosed his secret, and now he is looking ahead to a new life of openness and activism.
Bjarne Kristian Kongsrud: Sports Were Never Enough
“I wanted to know more about how to help people […] Nobody is talking about these things.”
“I wanted to know more about how to help people […] Nobody is talking about these things.”
Bill Martin: Did You Ask For Any of This?
“[Piano] feels like therapy. It really is healing, because I control the music and what comes out.”
“[Piano] feels like therapy. It really is healing, because I control the music and what comes out.”
Brent West: A Well Spring of Compassion
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.
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.
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.”