Martin Moran
Unfolding Life
Given the stubborn half-life of trauma, when the dark confusion cauterized in the belly rises up and stops me in my track, that tender mop-headed kid of 12 is begging to be heard and honored for what he endured.
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Life, in their own words.
Reflections, challenges, and perspectives from male survivors. Curated by Stephen Mills.
Jay Sefton
Look Back in Awe
My slacks are too big. They’re the nicest pair I own that don’t belong to a suit that is rapidly going out of style. They are definitely slacks too. Not pants, or jeans, not even trousers, but slacks.
Bert Atkinson
My Cystoscopy
About six months before turning 70, I decide to run the New York City Half Marathon with my brother-in-law. This is not a bucket list item to be checked off. It just seems like a fun thing to do.
Steve Cleaver
Digging Myself Whole
A yoga class. A men’s group. A book. Another book. Make the bed daily. Journaling. Writing to bring it out into the light. Breathe in. Breathe out. Keep walking forward. Fall down. Get back up. Go to the dentist. A therapist. Another therapist.
Stephen Mills
Freeing the Angel
I have only one keepsake from my childhood. It’s a book I received on my fifth birthday called Love is a Special Way of Feeling. I can still remember reading this small book over and over again.