Healing for Male Survivors with Mike Chapman
Welcome to the Healing for Male Survivors Podcast, where male survivors of childhood trauma, especially sexual trauma, can find hope and healing. My main goal is to give a platform to YOU, my listener and fellow survivor. I want to make this a safe space for you to tell YOUR story - and telling your story can often jumpstart your healing. This *is* a faith-based podcast, but do not expect a lot of preaching, but I want to welcome anyone here regardless of faith. **Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victims perspective.
Episodes
"James" is a survivor of sexual trauma. He met his future wife in high school in Fort Wayne, IN. They have been married for 14 years. He and his wife have 4 children. He is here today to share his story.
If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at:
Links mentioned during the episode:
“The Survivors Circle #IAmMan” Facebook Group for male survivors (especially me...
Mahesh Grossman is the “Love Heals Anxiety Guy” and a somatic hypnotherapist who specializes in overcoming anxiety, depression, & and trauma including MeToo wounds. He is the author of The One Minute Anxiety Solution with 57 ways to lower anxiety in a minute and the creator of the Defy Trauma course (DefyTrauma.com), which features his 5-Step Defy Trauma process. His unique approach to healing through hypnosis starts with conn...
Dan Carlson is age 62, married with 4 children. One son, 30, and three daughters 28-21, a two year old grandson and a fifteen month old granddaughter. Dan is an HVACR technician in Tucson Arizona, and gave his life to Jesus at age six. Dan's childhood, although very normal appearing, was full of trauma and there was also sexual abuse, wounds that he carried most of his life before Jesus set him on a path of healing. This is ...
Nathan Spiteri is an actor, author, filmmaker, and child sexual abuse activist. After 25 years of hiding the secret of his sexual abuse beginning when he was 8, Nathan broke his silence and worked to overcome his childhood pain, played out though adolescence and adulthood with sexual identity struggles, drug addiction and destructive behavior. His story is chronicled in his powerful memoir, Toy Cars: One Man’s Journey From Trauma T...
Peter is a successful business man and Worship pastor. His Journey has taken him through many ups and downs including childhood sexual abuse starting at age 5 by a family member. He's been a worship director for over 40 years, married for over 43 years and has 3 children and many grandkids. He has been on a healing journey for over 20 years, but has really been helped since meeting Mike 7 months ago at the Husband Material retr...
Craig Heiting is a survivor or childhood sexual abuse and an experienced media executive, leading two start-up companies to successful events (one being purchased and one IPO). Along with his daughter, Craig wrote a stage play, "Guilt", about the implications of keeping one's abuse hidden from their loved ones and themselves. Craig helped found the men's division of VoicesBeyondAssault.org and serves as its co-cha...
J. Patrick is an Army Veteran who Served during The Desert Storm Era. He has a B.S. Degree in Social Work and Master’s Degree in Social Work. He’s also an aspiring Minister. He is a survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse by both males and females and a survivor of Military Sexual Assault and joins us to tell his story.
If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at: PolarLifeConsulting.com/live
Links mention...
"Easter Saturday - 5 years ago"
Today Mike shares a special message based on a journal entry from 5 years ago.
Helpful Links:
Husband Material (faith based ministry helping men find freedom from pornography and other sexual brokenness issues) FREE https://www.husbandmaterial.com/
Info on Joining Husband Materials Academy (Paid)
Learn more about Husband Material's CSA Survivor Fellowship (led by Mike) at https://www.po...
Roger has been dealing with the effects of childhood sexual abuse for most of his life, including issues with same sex attraction. Roger is also part of the Husband Material Community and has shared several of his poems during the last two Male Survivor Awareness Day events, the most recent of which was recently posted on the Husband Material Podcast with Drew Boa.
Roger talks about his contemplating suicide. If you are experienci...
AJ Vassar is an African American entrepreneur from the US, but currently resides in Medellín, Colombia, South America. He is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, loves helping people and wants to tell his story.
Links mentioned during the episode:
AJ's website: LeverageProviders.com
AJ's personal Facebook: facebook.com/aj.vassar
AJ's business Facebook: facebook.com/ajvassarfreedom
Rocky Pisor worked through his own story of healing from Boyhood Sexual Abuse and sex addiction.
He began recovery in 2004, and his wife, Lila, also began spouse's support simultaneously. They were actively involved in church leadership and had two college-age kids.
Rocky was running a family business, and Lila was working a career.
After two and a half years of recovery work, they both continued at the recovery ministry as ...
Daniel is a 49-year old survivor of childhood sexual abuse. He writes about his experiences of CSA and depression on his blog, These Ashes (www.theseashes.wordpress.com). He is a father of four boys and lives with his family in Ohio.
If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at: PolarLifeConsulting.com/live
Links mentioned during the episode:
Daniel’s blog: “These Ashes”
Husband Material (faith based m...
Our 5th LIVE interview.
This week we have “Ed K” as our guests.
Ed K is a native of the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. He talks about his years of growing up, becoming a husband and father, and moving through to his middle age years knowing something was wrong. In spite of having a wonderful life, great kids, a strong faith, and a late bloomer in reaching a successful career, he was being pulled into unwanted behaviors by an evil f...
Our 4th LIVE interview.
If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at:
Links mentioned during the episode:
Think Twice: Michael Jackson podcast on Amazon Music Podcasts | Spotify Podcasts
Leaving Neverland (2019) documentary
Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland (Oprah Interview after the documentary)
Real Crime Profile podcast (links to Spotify's version)
Our 3rd LIVE interview.
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Luke Wiersma was, like me, a guest on Kevin Bolger's “No Longer Ashamed” Podcast.
Part of Luke's story is how he is overcoming that fear of sharing and now he is writing a book because he wants to share his story to help others who are struggling with abuse.
Luke talks about his contemplating su...
Our 2nd LIVE interview.
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Kevin Bolger is the co-host of the No Longer Ashamed podcast where I first shared my own story over 3 years ago. He hosts the podcast with another survivor, Laurie Hardie. Kevin is married to his wife Charnell and they live in Washington State. Kevin shares his own survivor story and we also t...
Our first LIVE interview.
If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at:
Dr Carpenter is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Michigan. He and his wife, Mary A Carpenter, LMSW are the founders of Insight Counseling Services. Doug has a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology; earned a Master of Science in Counseling and...
This week, I look back: Thirteen years ago (11/5/2010 & 11/12/2010), a monumental event forever changed the narrative for male survivors of sexual trauma. Oprah Winfrey's "200 Men Come Forward" television event marked a historic milestone in broadcast history by bringing together 200 brave male survivors and their partners in a courageous and empowering display of solidarity.
This unprecedented event was more than...
Starting January 9, 2024, PLC is now making our Healing for Male Survivors podcast a weekly LIVE video event via Video Web Conference. This will happen Tuesday evenings 7:30p-9:30p Eastern Time (end time is approximate). We will have guests sharing their story or we will have a topic to be discussed (sometimes with a guest). Attendees can share their comments and Q&A via text within the Video Call. Audio from the LIVE events wi...
This week, as we approach Christmas, I decided to share a story. Feel free to share this story with those of us in recovery (and yes, it is meant more for adults than for children). A VIDEO version of this story is also available, see link below.
Let me know what you think of the podcast with a rating and a review.
Video version of this story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpCPh3XOGoU
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