*Content warning: childhood abuse, sexual abuse, homophobia, stalking, rape, physical violence, sex trafficking, suicidal ideation, and suicide

John-Michael Lander is a former Olympic-bound diver and current actor, author, speaker, and victim advocate. His words and efforts have been seen everywhere from TIME magazine to the TED Talk stage. He has entitled his experiences of sexual abuse and trafficking “An Athlete’s Silence.” By sharing his story, his goal is to bring awareness to predatory practices in the athletic and education worlds, as well as to change the way society receives sexual abuse victims. I am so honored he joined me today to discuss how he’s transformed all that came next for him into healing for athletes of all ages.

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Episode *Content warning: child sexual abuse, rape, physical violence, stalking, sex trafficking, self-harm, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts

Resources:
Darkness to Light: End Child Sexual Abuse - http://d2l.org
The Army of Survivors - https://thearmyofsurvivors.org/
National Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation - https://endsexualexploitation.org/
End Violence Against Women International: https://evawintl.org/
Survivor Space: https://survivorspace.org/
Additional resources + non-profit organizations: http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources


Sources: 

John-Michael Lander: 
An Athlete’s Silence: ​​https://anathletessilence.com/
John-Michael’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnmichaellander
Surface Tension by John-Michael Lander: https://amzn.to/3q7K1pt
Cracked Surface by John-Michael Lander: https://amzn.to/42499uk