Today’s guest Shannon Molloy discusses his new book You made me this way which is part memoir, part investigation into the taboo and the difficult topic of male child sexual abuse and Shannon’s own experience of being sexually abused as a young child.

This may be uncomfortable listening, but it’s a conversation we all need to have to break the silence about surviving childhood sexual abuse and dealing with it, rather than burying it.

This is Shannon’s story.

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Mark Thomas is a down to earth, honest and unusually frank Policeman of over 2 decades.

In this episode Mark talks openly about his battle with PTSI but the difference with Mark is he is a still a serving/current Vicpol member. 

Mark was able to recover enough from his PTSI to be able to RTW but much of that was because of the unwavering support of his supervisors. His immediate supervisor understood more than many about how to deal with a member trying to manage psychological injuries, and the difference that has made in Mark’s recovery is to be honest, incredible. 

This is Marks story

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Today’s guest, Neil Smith is one of the volunteers that attend NLP, a Victoria Police Veteran who shares with us the amazing results of his sessions with Kosta. Just a warning that Neil talks about some of the many distressing incidents which eventually caught up with him, and one of them being the sudden death of a small baby. 

But the results of his NLP sessions are amazing – it’s certainly worth a try if nothing else is working for you or someone close to you.

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Kosta recently completed a trial in which veteran volunteers from Police, Prisons & the Military went through a program which produced some amazing results, completely flooring Kosta. Today he shares some insights into that trial & his passion for improving mental health.

To visit Kosta's website visit thewaypch.org for mobile devices and HTTPS://thewaypch.org for laptops.

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Kosta recently completed a trial in which veteran volunteers from Police, Prisons & the Military went through a program which produced some amazing results, completely flooring Kosta. Today he shares some insights into that trial & his passion for improving mental health.

To visit Kosta's website visit thewaypch.org for mobile devices and HTTPS://thewaypch.org for laptops.

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Rob is a former VICTORIAN Policeman having served 33 years (23 of which he spent as a Detective), before walking out the door, a dedicated but damaged detective who knew after being involved in the Bourke Street investigation, he was finished and too damaged to return to a job he’d loved.  

This is Rob's story

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Rob is a former VICTORIAN Policeman having served 33 years (23 of which he spent as a Detective), before walking out the door, a dedicated but damaged detective who knew after being involved in the Bourke Street investigation, he was finished and too damaged to return to a job he’d loved.  

This is Rob's story

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Di McDonald and her former husband parted ways and divorced in 2013. 

After a while Di thought about dipping her toes into the dating scene, but she didn’t need to, as a customer at her workplace had seen her and was very taken with her. 

He persisted and eventually they went out for coffee and she found she really liked him. He was charming, attentive, a gentleman and ‘quite sweet’ is how she described him.

But he couldn’t mask his true personality.

Di had unfortunately met a narcissist. 

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Di McDonald and her former husband parted ways and divorced in 2013. 

After a while Di thought about dipping her toes into the dating scene, but she didn’t need to, as a customer at her workplace had seen her and was very taken with her. 

He persisted and eventually they went out for coffee and she found she really liked him. He was charming, attentive, a gentleman and ‘quite sweet’ is how she described him.

But he couldn’t mask his true personality.

Di had unfortunately met a narcissist. 

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It is no surprise to me that Cathy was stalked because her former partner had all the hallmarks of a stalker - he was possessive, angry, violent, intimidating, humiliating, controlling, threatening and abusive on so many levels.  

Cathy stayed with this man out of a genuine fear he would carry out the threats he would continually make, not only to Cathy but her family and friends also.

She began to slide into a world of hopelessness and helplessness, and when she finally found the courage to go to the authorities, no reports were taken, no referrals given, just advice to go the Magistrates Court and speak to the Registrar.

Instead of curling up into a ball & becoming disenchanted and detached from the world she was living in, Cathy began on a path of redemption, using her experiences as a victim of numerous serious crimes, to help others not experience what she has.

This is Cathy’s story.

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