Trevor Noah Speaks to the Trauma Parts of Us

Very powerful video where Trevor Noah speaks on trauma

Black Football Players Sexually Traumatized, School Does Nothing

They’ll try to survive in a society that consistently marginalizes, belittles, and even shames male victims of sexual crimes. Black boys, in particular, face layers of stigma—cultural silences, racial biases, and toxic

Connections: Understanding the Feelings of Powerlessness

It robs him of safety, autonomy, and, most critically, power. Abuse shatters his ability to control what happens to his body or to stop the manipulation, coercion, or force inflicted

How Our Childhood Abuse Can Impact Earning Potential:

If you’ve ever felt like no matter how hard you work, you’re still struggling to get ahead, you’re not alone. Childhood trauma, including sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, doesn’t just affect your emotions; it can impact your wallet,...

Dealing & Healing the Inner Critic of Your Sexual Abuse

It’s a profound moment of clarity: recognizing that the decisions they made during those moments of survival were not failures but rather attempts to cope with the unimaginable.

Bruh! Why Are My Relationships So F’d Up?

Years of harmful programming from both the sexual abuse and societal attitudes distort our understanding of relationships. Many male survivors often carry subconscious beliefs that

Healing Without Excuses: Empowering Male Survivors of Abuse

The struggle becomes even harder when family members or others defend or excuse the abuser’s actions to preserve a certain family image...

Healing Our Past

It was never your responsibility as a child to speak up about the abuse. That was the responsibility of the adults around you—the ones who should have noticed the signs, who should have protected you, who should have spoken up. Too often, society normalizes or ...

Reclaiming Your Worth: A Message to Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Many of us struggle with the language we use to describe what happened to us. We hesitate to say the word “victim” because it makes us feel powerless, flawed, or weak. We question our worth as men, wondering how ...

The Silent Struggle: Male Survivors and the Holiday Season

Some of us try to protect ourselves by walking away—setting boundaries that others don’t understand. We are judged harshly for not “forgiving” or “letting go” of the past, as though our pain should be forgotten for the sake of holiday harmony. In reality,...

MSJ-03: Perpetrator Tactics: Introducing Pleasure to Abuse

At the best of times the child or young person often feels a sense of confusion when exploring sexuality. Sexual abuse adds to this confusion especially when perpetrators

MPOD-18: Words: the Idea of Being a "Survivor"

you might be really on top of it one week and then all of a sudden what you’ve learnt has just turned bad and you just feel like a little pile of...

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SIGHTS-10: Testing Your Resiliency

Do you have the conditions in your life that research shows help people to be resilient? Take the quiz and find out

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ART-09: Why I Didn't Remember for Years

None of that explains why I suddenly stopped mid-stride that day, struck by a new and horrible understanding of Charles’ outburst. I wish I could explain fully why it took until then for...

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MPOD-17: Emotion a Little Neuroscience

Interestingly, when guys attend the workshops and we begin dropping a little knowledge on neuroscience and emotion their beliefs begin to change and accelerated healing often follows.

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INPOD-23: Defining and Overcoming Fear of Intimacy 2

People who experience this fear don't usually wish to avoid intimacy, and may even long for closeness, but frequently push others away or even sabotage relationships nonetheless.

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INPOD-22: Defining and Overcoming Fear of Intimacy 1

Fear of intimacy, sometimes referred to as intimacy avoidance or avoidance anxiety, is characterized as the fear of sharing a close emotional

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INPOD-21: Seasons of Healing 2

continued...Coach T chops it up with Mike, another male survivor who entered the program years ago. They candidly discuss the various seasons of life in healing and dealing with sexual abuse.

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INPOD-20: Seasons of Healing 1

Coach T chops it up with Mike, another male survivor who entered the program years ago. They candidly discuss the various seasons of life in healing and dealing with sexual abuse.

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INPOD-24: Partner/Spouse Burnout

Relationship burnout refers to someone detaching or disconnecting from a partner for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons might include dealing with challenging issues of a male survivor partner. Over time,

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INPOD-19: Scotty(aka Spock) Six Years Later

Scotty: I'm not a PERFECT person today - and that's OK. I can finally laugh at myself with healthy shame. I have and am developing an even healthier shame. I'm conscious of how I'm feeling. If I was to say

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INPOD-16: Disclosure - My Partner Loves me, but Can't Support me Anymore

Often time dealing with sexual leads to partners, spouses detaching or disconnecting from the male survivor. It can be for a variety of reasons. Over time, someone may subconsciously or

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INPOD-14: Betrayal Trauma

Betrayal trauma is the result of the violation of a deep attachment, where there has been abuse or neglect of an individual who depends on that attachment for their safety and well-being. Betrayal Trauma occurs most commonly from:

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INPOD-13: Chronic Stress to Optimal Stress

But chronic stress, which is constant and persists over an extended period of time, can be debilitating and overwhelming. Chronic stress can affect both our physical and psychological