Child Sexual Abuse: Secrecy & Isolation
Child abusers isolate their victims and leverage the secret and their relationships against them. The primary goal of the sexually abused child is to survive. All else is secondary. However, the...
View ArticleShame Is Why We Fight
When a man can’t soothe his woman’s anxieties, he has failed to protect her. And in our culture of masculinity, failed men are expendable. I wrote recently about the link between violence and shame,...
View ArticleIs the Problem Sex Addiction or Sexual Dishonesty?
Sex-Positive therapist Galen Fous has worked with hundreds of men and women. What he’s discovered is the explosive, ecstatic depths of human sexuality. — There is a long unending stream of national...
View ArticleTelling the Family
A survivor recalls the experience of telling his family about his childhood abuse. — Even after men start talking about their sexual assault, most of them face one formidable obstacle: Telling their...
View ArticleDear Childhood…
Men, ending the shame of abuse can begin with a single letter. Is time for your letter? ___ Dear Childhood, I’m sorry. I’m sorry I didn’t show up for you sooner. For a long time I didn’t know you were...
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