“I went from being kind of in an autopilot state of mind through life, to being a part of life.”
Don Cribbs: You Can Control Your Response
Faith and determination have helped Don to overcome the abuse he suffered and to look ahead to a career in counseling fellow survivors.
Faith and determination have helped Don to overcome the abuse he suffered and to look ahead to a career in counseling fellow survivors.
Don Ballard: Give Yourself Time
“Realize that after a time you’ve gotta do something about it or suffer for the rest of your life.”
“Realize that after a time you’ve gotta do something about it or suffer for the rest of your life.”
Douglas Woodbury: Confront the Trauma
“I need to get out in front of this and not be afraid to disclose and … to deal with it.”
“I need to get out in front of this and not be afraid to disclose and … to deal with it.”
Ed Mashek: A New Start
Ed has battled against abuse, bullying, betrayal and indifferent government agencies. He’s now setting his sights on a new start in a very different land.
Ed has battled against abuse, bullying, betrayal and indifferent government agencies. He’s now setting his sights on a new start in a very different land.
Emery Wade: Peace in Music
Abused as a child by a priest, it was in prison that Emery re-connected with his Maori roots and found the strength to pursue healing and re-connection with fellow survivors.
Abused as a child by a priest, it was in prison that Emery re-connected with his Maori roots and found the strength to pursue healing and re-connection with fellow survivors.
Eelim Hermary: Unravel the Knots
A sublime sense of humor, an iron will, and talking with fellow survivors are helping Eelim to overcome the legacies of severe trauma.
A sublime sense of humor, an iron will, and talking with fellow survivors are helping Eelim to overcome the legacies of severe trauma.
Geoff Cavell: Vulnerability is Worth It
“It was actually the hardest thing I’ve been through, but at the same time talking became the easiest thing I’ve ever done, once I had taken the leap of faith.”
“It was actually the hardest thing I’ve been through, but at the same time talking became the easiest thing I’ve ever done, once I had taken the leap of faith.”
Eric Stiles: Drops of Love
Drops of love enabled Eric to survive his violence-marred childhood, and to transform his suffering into a motive for action.
Drops of love enabled Eric to survive his violence-marred childhood, and to transform his suffering into a motive for action.
Eric Jennings: The First Words Can be the Hardest
“These words need to be spoken, and not just for me. We all need to acknowledge what we are all surrounded by.”
“These words need to be spoken, and not just for me. We all need to acknowledge what we are all surrounded by.”
Gino Werner: Have Faith
Gino credits his faith in God and loving family – his wife and three children – with giving the strength to overcome his traumatic childhood.
Gino credits his faith in God and loving family – his wife and three children – with giving the strength to overcome his traumatic childhood.
Frank Westcott: Feel the Music
Frank has disentangled the knots created by his abuse, and liberated the poet and musician that lies within him.
Frank has disentangled the knots created by his abuse, and liberated the poet and musician that lies within him.
Greg Correll: Is Healing Possible?
Greg has transformed childhood trauma into “a fractured but effective healing” by drawing on his own and his Nana’s integrity and resolve.
Greg has transformed childhood trauma into “a fractured but effective healing” by drawing on his own and his Nana’s integrity and resolve.
Graham Jobson: Emotional Legacy
Graham found safety and strength in the forests of northern Ontario, and in his own roots in the Ojibway nation.
Graham found safety and strength in the forests of northern Ontario, and in his own roots in the Ojibway nation.
Greg Holtmeyer: Confront the Past with Courage
A work colleague, a priest, therapists, fellow survivors, and Greg’s own courage and perseverance have enabled him to confront the past and open up a hopeful future.
A work colleague, a priest, therapists, fellow survivors, and Greg’s own courage and perseverance have enabled him to confront the past and open up a hopeful future.
Harold Glen Hull: Desire to Survive
“The Army gave me stripes. I got ’em quick. But I knew I was hiding behind the stripes.”
“The Army gave me stripes. I got ’em quick. But I knew I was hiding behind the stripes.”