How to Survive Evil
The last 24 hours have been hard for everyone. Distrust, fear, and anger fuel our doomscrolling through social media. There is a sinking...
'Spotlight' on the 26 million men who will experience sexual violence in their lifetime
Note: This piece originally published as an oped on the San Fransisco Gate website. With the release of the feature film Spotlight,...
The words of this French philosopher-monk are very important right now.
Mattieu Ricard is an amazing thinker whose work inspires me. Recently I've been reading his new book: Altruism: The Power of Compassion...
Fighting to take the gloves off
Fighting to take the gloves off (aka - another post on the darker days of surviving).... I’ve been healing for a long time. One thing I...
6 Rules for Ethical, Trauma-Informed Advocacy
There are many pitfalls waiting to entrap the well-intentioned advocate. As a male survivor of sexual abuse and other forms of childhood...
US Troops Ordered to Turn a Blind Eye to Child Rape By Afghani Troops
According to a New York Times story on September 21st, American soldiers and marines were horrified by what they were witnessing –...
Legalizing gay marriage will not lead to more sexual abuse of children.
In the years leading up to last week’s watershed Supreme Court decision in Obergerfell v Hodges, legalizing gay marriage in all 50...
Op-Ed: Compassionate support can improve healing for survivors of abuse
Adverse childhood experiences are a public health crisis affecting more Americans than diabetes and heart disease combined. Many people...
Rolling Stone and UVA: The Intersection of Journalism and Victim Blaming
All of the recent stories of sexual abuse—from accusations against Bill Cosby, to Shia LaBeouf’s rape disclosure, to Rolling Stone’s...
