Reunion Online

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.

As a survivor, when I started my journey into recovery, I had no idea of who I was, who my authentic self was

By reclaiming my story, I had the power to select my narrative. No longer was I allowing others to define me, instead I was defining myself.

Activists from 13 different countries and cultures sharing ideas, perspectives and expertise in the service of a common goal: to confront the stigma and the stereotypes that prevent male survivors from getting the help and connection to heal their wounds.

Who we are is different from whatever experiences, diagnosis or illness we’ve had, or what behaviors we’ve engaged in.

It was always having a heart-to-heart with one or maybe two other people at a time, sitting on a bathroom sink or on a stoop. This was how I had shared my story up until 2013.

Vulnerability is not really weakness as we perceive, but is in fact strength. When we expose ourselves as flawed and are willing to show our vulnerability, it opens the door for others to do the same.

Please join us Tuesday, April 7 for SAAMs National Day of Action as the NLN hosts a Spanish Blog Talk Radio in collaboration with 1 in 6 on “Support for Latino Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse.”

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