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.”
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.
David Lisak: Freed From the Hidden
Only when he began to confront what had been so long hidden did David begin to free himself from its effects.
Only when he began to confront what had been so long hidden did David begin to free himself from its effects.
David Alan Balcarras: It’s Not Your Fault
“[My therapist] just said, it–was–not–your–fault. And just like that—something huge changed.”
“[My therapist] just said, it–was–not–your–fault. And just like that—something huge changed.”
Dennis Gilbert Garcia: Turn it Around
With his faith in God and in himself, and with the help of an “angel,” Dennis is turning around a life marred by sexual trauma and drug abuse.
With his faith in God and in himself, and with the help of an “angel,” Dennis is turning around a life marred by sexual trauma and drug abuse.
David Washington: Recover and Reclaim
Faith, loving parents, his stalwart father, and musical talent helped David reclaim his life and recover from a childhood rape that could have shattered him.
Faith, loving parents, his stalwart father, and musical talent helped David reclaim his life and recover from a childhood rape that could have shattered him.
Dugal Armour: Hands That Heal
With the steadfast support of his wife, and with capable hands that turn found objects into sculpture, Dugal has confronted the past and become a leader for fellow survivors.
With the steadfast support of his wife, and with capable hands that turn found objects into sculpture, Dugal has confronted the past and become a leader for fellow survivors.