A fascinating discussion with Rick Goodwin. Rick is at the forefront of Canadian programming for men who have experienced sexual and/or physical childhood abuse. The statistics and the impact are alarming to say the least. Rick relays two decades of experience in a concise way and we still found time to talk about #metoo, Netflix, the US military and more.

Timestamps

0:34 Intro — Rick Goodwin & Men in Healing
3:13 How the Men's Project ended and why male survivors feel invisible
4:03 The scale of the problem: 1 in 6 boys, 3 million men across Canada
6:26 Why men wait 35 years on average before seeking help
8:02 Trauma's downstream cost: addiction, incarceration, social harm
9:02 Trauma and the criminal justice system
11:57 Shame, grandiosity, and Western masculinity
16:23 How Me Too has affected male clients
19:49 The Three Steps of Emotional Integrity
28:07 On forgiveness

Topics

When men experience trauma, how long do they tend to keep it secret?
What is emotional integrity and why are more men interested in it now?
How is #metoo impacting male survivors of sexual violence?
How do ideas about Western masculinity foster a sense of shame for men?
How does trauma impact the lives of men and the people around them and what can survivors do to start healing?

Links

Men and Healing

1in6

The Bristlecone Project

Theme music: "Rise and Shine" by Audiobinger, sourced from the Free Music Archive. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Edited for time and volume.