Shattering the Silence

I remember the first time I heard the term  embrace the pain . How could that ever be good? It hurts. It makes us feel weak. That's pr...

Some of us struggle more with memories of the past than others do. They come back as quick spurts of something in the past and they're g...

"We don't talk about unpleasant things in this family." While he was growing up, my friend Rodney told me that was what he hea...

I dealt with my sexual assault for at least two years before I told my family of origin. I made dozens of excuses for myself, such as: *...

I nudge other men not to try to walk the road alone. We need to open up and talk to people who are trustworthy. Here are two questions to ...

No one heals alone. You may challenge that statement, but I'm convinced it's true. We're survivors, but we need others—at least ...

One reason for murky statistics about male survivors of sexual assault is that many of us aren't forthcoming. That is, we don’t want to ...