Reunion Online

The Bristlecone Project celebrates the courage of a growing number of male survivors of sexual abuse who defy the stigma and renounce the shame that have for so long silenced men who have been sexually abused.

There is no rushing through the inner healing process. It takes time. And effort.

Sexual abuse is a cancer of the soul, and like any cancer; the best cure is love and understanding from family and friends.

And we were vulnerable.

Recovery usually does not involve healing on the physical plane, but the healing of something that can best be described as soul wounds. The bleeding of the heart, the psychic suffering, the ghosts that do not sleep…

I was older when my memories started to return. And they hurt. Deeply.

One of many possible ways to define healing.

By reaching out to young men on college campuses, we will encourage them to begin their recovery processes earlier in life, before negative behaviors and thinking become adult habits.

I needed to find new sensory triggers that empowered me, that calmed me and helped me heal.

Nothing is as lonely as guarding our secrets. Nothing separates me more from other human beings than hiding part of myself.