Freedom at Last: Healing the Shame of Childhood Sexual Abuse 

By Beverly Engel, LMFT.  (2022) 

From Amazon.com: “Childhood sexual abuse (or child sexual abuse/CSA) is not only an assault on the body—it is an assault on the mind and on the spirit. It is an insult to the victim’s integrity, her self-esteem, his very being. Besides imposing a significantly higher risk of conditions like depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sexual exploitation, intimate partner violence, suicidality, substance abuse, and learning & educational difficulties, the most devastating consequence of childhood sexual abuse is shame. Freedom at Last will help victims of this form of abuse recover from all aspects of this extreme shame and its damaging after-effects.

Not only does shame from CSA cause a multitude of problems, but this very same shame stands in the way of a victim’s ability to recover and heal. Victims often struggle with shame’s correlation with dissociation, difficulty forming relationships, emotional barriers to disclosing abuse and seeking help, and a lasting negative effect on victim’s sense of self.

In this groundbreaking book, leading psychologist Dr. Beverly Engel reveals the truth about how CSA affects victims, dispels common myths surrounding this type of abuse, explains the nuances behind the emotion of shame, and teaches readers how to develop more self-awareness about how shame has manifested in their lives along with powerful and effective shame-reduction strategies.

Freedom at Last offers effective strategies for not only healing the negative effects of abuse-related shame, but also to help overcome the shame that keeps survivors from seeking help. Using the most recent research along with her 35-year career working with victims of child sexual abuse, Dr. Engel provides a blueprint for readers and their loved ones to overcome the debilitating effects of shame, including strategies for emotional release, encouragement to free themselves from their secrets, teaching self-forgiveness, eliminating shame-causing behaviors, and removing shame from unhealthy behaviors and attitudes.”

200 Adult Men Who Were Molested Come Forward, Part 2

An Oprah Show Event – 200 Adult Men Who Were Molested Come Forward, Part 2

 Aired on 11/12/2010 | CC

Oprah, Tyler Perry and 200 courageous men continue the conversation about male sexual abuse. They’re breaking down the wall of https://www.oprah.com/own-oprahshow/an-oprah-show-event-200-men-who-were-molested-come-forward-part-2_1 shame and opening the doors for healing.

https://www.oprah.com/own-oprahshow/an-oprah-show-event-200-men-who-were-molested-come-forward-part-2_1

Male Sexual Abuse Survivors: Are We Doing Enough?

We need more research leading to programs and policies to help male victims

By Dr. Michael Pittaro, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice with American Military University and an adjunct professor of criminal justice with East Stroudsburg University

February 23, 2019

At psychologytoday.com/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-crime-and-justice-doctor/201902/male-sexual-abuse-survivors-are-we-doing-enough

Men Need To Talk About Their Sexual Abuse | Seth Shelley | TEDxUNBC

December 13, 2017

TEDx Talks

Pastor Seth Shelley takes us on an emotional and at times difficult journey about male sexual violence. He brings forward his own story of sexual assault to ask men to open up about their personal stories too. Recorded at TEDxUNBC in Prince George, BC. Seth speaks to an issue common around the world, sexual assault. However, it is men who also need to share their stories of abuse. Far too many men are silent about their own stories of trauma and eventual healing. It is our society’s ideas around masculinity which prevent men from opening up, and steal their narratives from them. Only through sharing with friends and family do we reclaim our stories for ourselves. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx Graduating from Summit Pacific Bible College in 2012 with a BA in Religion, Seth has pastored in Western Canada for the past 5 years. Currently he is the Associate Pastor at Timbers Community Church in Prince George, BC where his role is to provide counselling services, preform weddings and funerals, organize events for the community and a variety of other things. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

As a Man Who Has Experienced Sexual Abuse, Why Do I Feel So Much Shame?

For men who have experienced sexual abuse or assault—either in childhood or adulthood—feelings of shame can be confusing. Learn how shame can be both understood and overcome.

At 1in6.org

https://1in6.org/get-information/common-questions/why-do-i-feel-so-much-shame/

From Hurt To Healing – Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

From Hurt To Healing – Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Brave stories from three men who were assaulted and abused, physically, verbally, and sexually. This will change what you think about sexual assault and abuse.

October 2, 2014

By Jasmin Newman

At Goodmenproject.com

https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/from-hurt-to-healing-male-survivors-of-sexual-abuse-dg/

Sexual Disorientation of Male Sexual Abuse Survivors

Sexual Disorientation of Male Sexual Abuse Survivors

Sexual abuse disorients you; it does not orient you.

By Joe Kort, PhD,  Understanding the Erotic Code

August 11, 2017

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understanding-the-erotic-code/201708/sexual-disorientation-male-sexual-abuse-survivors