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Abuse in the Media

Seeking Female Survivor of Therapist Abuse for Article

April 25, 2011

Update on December 13, 2010 post regarding therapy abuse article: Journalist Deborah Lee is working on a story about sexual abuse by mental health professionals and is looking for a female survivor in her 20s-30s willing to share her story. The interviewee must be willing to be identified by name and have her photo published [...]

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Sex allegations against therapist prompt investigation

April 4, 2011

Interesting article in The Hook today about Howard Vidaver, a Virginia social worker accused of sexual misconduct. The article includes interviews with Jan Wohlberg, founder of TELL, the Therapy Exploitation Link Line, and clinical psychologist Gary Schoener, a nationally renowned expert in therapy sexual abuse. Find the original [...]

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Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse On Oprah – 11/5 and 11/12

November 6, 2010

Oprah’s two shows featuring 200 men, all survivors of childhood sexual abuse, truly constitute a landmark event. I’m posting links to the pages on Oprah.com that feature program clips and information. A TWO-DAY OPRAH SHOW EVENT: 200 ADULT MEN WHO WERE MOLESTED COME FORWARD – Part 1, November 5 200 ADULT MEN WHO WERE MOLESTED [...]

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Male Sexual Abuse Survivors – Articles & Resources

November 5, 2010

Thanks to Oprah’s shows on male survivors of childhood sexual abuse (air dates 11/5/10 and 11/12/10), some great articles and resources are popping up on the web. On Oprah.com: Male Sexual Abuse Survivors Stand Together Sexual Abuse Survivors’ First Steps Toward Healing – by Howard R. Fradkin, PhD. The Aftermath of Male Sexual Abuse – [...]

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Coming Up on Oprah 11/5 & 11/12: Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

October 28, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, Tim Fischer, a clergy abuse survivor who writes about his experience on his blog, “It’s about me,” was invited to participate in the taping of an Oprah show. He was one of 200 men, all survivors of childhood sexual abuse, involved in this production, which will also feature Tyler Perry. [...]

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The Twilight Saga — A Poor Example for Teen Romance

December 9, 2009

So—read Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga? Seen the first movie? Seen “New Moon”? I ask because I’m about to go off on a rant. Yes, that’s right. I’m joining the fray and putting in my two cents about the romanticization of abusive and co-dependent relationships. Abusive and co-dependent? Well, yeah… You didn’t actually think the stories [...]

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Dave, Roman — I Don’t Want To Think About It!

October 3, 2009

I don’t want to think about David Letterman. Really, I don’t. I don’t want to read the articles or the blogs or watch any of the news stories. It’s kind of like when I didn’t want to think about Gavin Newsom or Bill Clinton or any of those men who had “affairs” with people who [...]

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The Mackenzie Phillips Story – It’s Not Consent!

September 28, 2009

While I haven’t been following the Mackenzie Phillips story that closely, I’ve been catching enough of it that I’ve got to add my own two cents here. I did not see the Oprah interview—and maybe I’m glad I didn’t, because frankly, the feedback I’m hearing about how Oprah conducted the interview is a little disturbing. [...]

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