“Our [nonprofit’s] work is designed around a view… that says no one gets left behind and everyone gets seen.”
Peter Gahlinger: Persistence and Support for Healing
Persistence, good therapy, yoga and meditation, and the loving support of a sensitive partner have helped Peter to heal from the abuses of a Catholic priest.
Persistence, good therapy, yoga and meditation, and the loving support of a sensitive partner have helped Peter to heal from the abuses of a Catholic priest.
Patrick Ayres: Rebuild Trust and Intimacy
Patrick has been rebuilding his capacity to trust, and his openness to intimacy with others.
Patrick has been rebuilding his capacity to trust, and his openness to intimacy with others.
Pete Chapman: A Healing Foundation
A learned hyper-independence, a talent for invention, and a connection with God have enabled Pete to overcome multiple experiences of sexual abuse.
A learned hyper-independence, a talent for invention, and a connection with God have enabled Pete to overcome multiple experiences of sexual abuse.
Paul Davenport: From Victim to Survivor
For many years Paul lived with the misplaced burden that he was somehow responsible for abuse that derailed him. Confronting the abuse has freed him from that burden.
For many years Paul lived with the misplaced burden that he was somehow responsible for abuse that derailed him. Confronting the abuse has freed him from that burden.
Peter Pollard: Restore Dignity to Power
Peter has sought to infuse his work with his capacity to see those who use their power to harm others, not as monsters, but as human beings in their full complexity.
Peter has sought to infuse his work with his capacity to see those who use their power to harm others, not as monsters, but as human beings in their full complexity.
Phil Ivamy: Breakdown to Transformation
A breakdown at age 40, painful, but embraced, has led to a man now at peace with both pain and the transformation of pain, and with a connection to others.
A breakdown at age 40, painful, but embraced, has led to a man now at peace with both pain and the transformation of pain, and with a connection to others.
Randy Ellison: Childhood Reclaimed
“I’m actually going back. Back to where the abuse occurred… to reclaim my childhood.”
“I’m actually going back. Back to where the abuse occurred… to reclaim my childhood.”
Raymond Lum: By Faith, By Trust
Religious faith has helped restore Raymond’s capacity to trust, and therefore to connect with others. In so doing it is healing the breach created by four years of sexual abuse.
Religious faith has helped restore Raymond’s capacity to trust, and therefore to connect with others. In so doing it is healing the breach created by four years of sexual abuse.
Anthony Edwards: Healing Through Acting
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.
Robert Falconer: Now the Conductor of His Life
“And now, most of the time, I function more like an orchestra inside.”
“And now, most of the time, I function more like an orchestra inside.”
Richard O’Neil: No Longer Defined by His Past
Targeted because he was “different,” both within and outside his family, Richard battled back to become a successful professional and married man who is no longer defined by his tormenters.
Targeted because he was “different,” both within and outside his family, Richard battled back to become a successful professional and married man who is no longer defined by his tormenters.
Rees Mann: Committed to Healing Fellow Survivors
“I knew the force behind the apartheid government. I knew the power that they had. I knew people’s stories were made, and I got violently raped for it.”
“I knew the force behind the apartheid government. I knew the power that they had. I knew people’s stories were made, and I got violently raped for it.”
Rocky Akers: Glittering Determination
Today, Rocky’s eyes glitter with life and determination, despite decades of life burdens and a childhood scarred by abuse.
Today, Rocky’s eyes glitter with life and determination, despite decades of life burdens and a childhood scarred by abuse.
Scott Thompson: Managing a Cauldron of Anger
Healing from severe sexual abuse has been a decades-long commitment for Scott, to reclaim his voice, to tame his anger, and ultimately to forgive.
Healing from severe sexual abuse has been a decades-long commitment for Scott, to reclaim his voice, to tame his anger, and ultimately to forgive.
Sean Muir: I Was a Pressure Cooker
Sean wrestled for much of his life with the demons set loose by years of abuse as a child, but he has found connection in the community of survivors in New Zealand.
Sean wrestled for much of his life with the demons set loose by years of abuse as a child, but he has found connection in the community of survivors in New Zealand.