97 - 🎥 SPECIAL - A Time to Heal - Weekend Intensive Retreat for CSA Men

This week, I have a special presentation regarding an upcoming Weekend Intensive Retreat for Male CSA Survivors sponsored by Brothers Road. To explain the event, I have 2 former guests, Doug Carpenter and Mark Barber along with Brothers Road Director & Founder, Rich Wyler.

Since Rich has not been on the podcast before, I will give him a quick interview before discussing the weekend event.

Rich Wyler has been creating and leading experience-based weekend intensives for almost 25 years, starting with  the first "Journey Into Manhood" in 2002. Through a nonprofit fellowship he founded, he has facilitated emotional-healing processes in group settings for hundreds of men in 9 countries and, with the help of skilled interpreters, in at least 6 languages. He is also a certified life coach working with individuals and small groups.

A Time to Heal is an experiential weekend intensive for men who deal with the lasting effects of sexual abuse. In a safe, supportive environment, participants engage in guided self-exploration, meaningful connection, and emotional healing. The weekend is designed to reduce shame and self-blame while increasing self-understanding, inner peace, and compassion for one’s own story. Peer-led by men who have been facilitating men’s emotional-healing work for many years, the program is offered in collaboration with psychologist and author Doug Carpenter, Psy.D., and focuses on helping men reclaim their strength, resilience, and wholeness. 

If you want to see the VIDEO 🎥 version of this podcast, you can watch from either Spotify or Youtube.

A Time to Heal Info (Summer 2026):

• Website

• July 10-12, 2026

• Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

• Early Registration Fee: $675 when you pay the full amount by May 15, 2026

• Regular Registration Fee: $875

• Full payment is due by June 26, 2026

• Deposit: $350 holds your space

Rich’s Links:

• Brothers on the Road Less Traveled (aka Brothers Road)

• Journey Into Manhood

• A Woman Who Loves

• A New Man

• Email: [e-mail]

• Phone: [phone]

More about the panelists:

Previous podcast interviews with Doug & Mark (links to Spotify & YouTube (audio-only); contact info is within the show notes of each episode): 

• Episode 17 - Live interview with Dr Douglas Carpenter (Spotify | YouTube)

• Episode 55 - Live Interview with Dr. Mark Barber (Spotify | YouTube)

Links Mentioned:

• Man in the Arena Speech - Theodore Roosevelt (World Future Fund)

• MenHealing.org - has healing weekends across the country for Male Survivors & more

• Secret Shame: A Survivor's Guide To Understanding Male Sexual Abuse And Male Sexual Development - book by Dr. Doug Carpenter (Amazon)

• Secret Shame Workbook- by Dr. Doug Carpenter (Amazon)

• The Body Keeps the Score - by Bessel van der Kolk (Amazon)

• Wikipedia: (Superhero) Power Posing

Mike Chapman’s links:

• Husband Material Ministries (“HM”/”HMM”; faith-based ministry helping men find freedom from pornography and other sexual brokenness issues) FREE

• Info on Joining Husband Materials Academy (“HMA”; Paid)

• Learn more about Husband Material's CSA Survivor Fe