Few experiences carry more shame, stigma, and misunderstanding than the life-altering trauma of sexual abuse. Men who experience sexual abuse and rape, often find themselves marginalised and isolated, yet there are few resources available for them or those who support them.
Few experiences carry more shame, stigma, and misunderstanding than the life-altering trauma of sexual abuse. Men who experience sexual abuse and rape, often find themselves marginalised and isolated, yet there are few resources available for them or those who support them.
This book examines the impact of sexual abuse on different men through an intersectional lens, exploring how their unique identities, circumstances, and society's views affect their recovery or compound their trauma. Each chapter addresses a topic chosen by hundreds of male survivors who have attended the author’s recovery groups. It includes survivor testimonies, signposts to resources, and reflective activities to help manage the aftermath of sexual trauma. With statutory services, such as the criminal justice system, often failing male survivors, the book draws on Transformative Justice principles to suggest alternative ways for men to break cycles of trauma and move forward with their lives.
Aimed at male survivors and those who support them—counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers, family members, and loved ones—this book offers guidance and hope for navigating a path to healing.
1. Introduction: Im Glad Youre Here
2. What We Mean When We Say
Trauma
3. Trauma vs Everyday Life
4. Masculinity: How to Build a Man
5. The
Stomach-dissolving Experience of Shame
6. Relationships and Family
7. Sex,
Gender and Nurturing Our Authentic Sexual Self
8. Trust and the Bitter Legacy
of Betrayal
9. Disclosure: the Why, When, and How
10. Coping: the
Unsustainable and the Sustainable
11. Moving Forward With Life
12. For the
Allies A Final Message to the Reader
Jeremy Sachs is a therapist from London, now based in Glasgow. Since the 2010s, he has run services that support individuals living with trauma or marginalisation, helping them to connect and find community. In 2016, he focused on developing therapy services for men, boys, and trans people who have survived sexual abuse and rape. He runs recovery groups and a private practice both online, and in-person and is a trustee at Wellbeing Scotland.
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www.jeremysachs.com
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