Healing for Male Survivors with Mike Chapman

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Welcome to the Healing for Male Survivors Podcast, where male survivors of childhood trauma, especially sexual trauma, can find hope and healing. My main goal is to give a platform to YOU, my listener and fellow survivor. I want to make this a safe space for you to tell YOUR story - and telling your story can often jumpstart your healing. This *is* a faith-based podcast, but do not expect a lot of preaching, but I want to welcome anyone here regardless of faith. **Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victims perspective.

  1. 4d ago

    109 - 🎥 Interview with Dr. Dave Janvier, LPC, CST, CCTP, SD

    Dr. Dave Janvier is a licensed therapist, certified sex therapist, trauma & somatic specialist, spiritual director and founder of SIIMDA Soul Care, a trauma-informed healing modality that integrates faith, psychology, neuroscience and spiritual formation. Dr. Dave operates a private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania providing clinical and spiritual companionship to those struggling with a variety of sexual and relational challenges including sexual addiction, sexual abuse, sexual dysfunction, betrayal trauma, and spiritual abuse. Dave’s passion is cultivating healing spaces for those in need of Jesus’ healing ministry. He is grateful for the privilege of witnessing the Holy Spirit’s redemptive work in the lives of those impacted by pain and suffering. Dave is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. VIDEO 🎥 version: Spotify, Youtube, Facebook, & TikTok.  AUDIO version: most other podcast platforms. Links Mentioned: Dave’s contact Info: SIIMBDA Soul Care Substack: https://drdavejanvier.substack.com/ Course Platform: https://siimdasoulcarecourses.thinkific.com/ Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation by Martin Laird (Amazon) Sexual Integrity Leadership Summit (SILS) Husband Material Podcast with Drew Boa (Spotify | YouTube) What Is Spiritual Bypass? (with Dr. Craig Cashwell)  Dr. Dan Siegel Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: A Somatic Path to Treat Trauma (Psychology Today, 9/27/2013) Secret Shame: A Survivor's Guide to Understanding Male Sexual Abuse and Male Sexual Development - book by Dr. Doug Carpenter (Amazon) Wikipedia Links Tinsel Forrest Gump EMDR Gestalt therapy Internal Family Systems (IFS) Mike Chapman’s links: Husband Material Ministries (“HM”/”HMM”; faith-based ministry helping men find freedom from pornography and other sexual brokenness issues) FREE Learn more about Husband Material's CSA Survivor Fellowship (led by Mike) and the PLC Chat on WhatsApp Mike’s Website Schedule a free 30-minute Coaching Intro call with Mike Mike’s Story If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at:  PolarLifeConsulting.com/live Please Note: The views and opinions expressed by guests of this podcast are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them, their beliefs, or any entity they represent, by neither Mike Chapman nor Polar Life Consulting. AI is occasionally used for still-image/clip-art creation/augmentation and for research purposes. Riverside also provides AI-based tools to assist in the video editing process. **Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victim's perspective. Sometimes cursing may be used, but kept at a minimum. Please practice self-care while listening to episodes and feel free to pause if you become triggered while listening.  Let me know what you think of the podcast with a rating and a review. If you LOVE this podcast, show your support & ☕ Buy me a Coffee! ☕

    109 - 🎥 Interview with Dr. Dave Janvier, LPC, CST, CCTP, SD

  2. Sep 22

    108 - 🎥 Interview with Dom Benninger of Protestant Accountability - Part 2

    Dominique (Dom) Benninger is a technologist, researcher, and institutional accountability advocate based in Pennsylvania. A survivor of the high-control college group known as the Narrowgate Fellowship, Dom has spent years documenting how spiritual manipulation, psychological coercion, and authoritarian control operate within religious communities. After later blowing the whistle on a convicted predator in a Pennsylvania church, he channeled his tech background into systemic reform. Dom co-founded BaptistAccountability.org and serves as Vice President of ProtestantAccountability.org, an expansive survivor-led database that aggregates public records of clergy abuse and organizational concealment. His work bridges lived experience and data science to expose institutional abuse and help people identify manipulation tactics. VIDEO 🎥 version: Spotify, Youtube, Facebook, & TikTok.  AUDIO version: most other podcast platforms. Links Mentioned: BaptistAccountability.org ProtestantAccountability.org DONATE! $$$ Listing: “Edward (Jack) Powers”  “Man gets closure 30 years after sexual assault” (Polk Itemizer-Observer) Jack Powers Obituary (Legacy.com) “‘The tongue is a fire’: Southern Baptist church fractures over secrets and spiritual abuse” (USA Today, 2/12/20) Stop Baptist Predators (not active since 2012) This Little Light: Beyond a Baptist Preacher Predator and His Gang by Christa Brown (Amazon) The Body Keeps the Score - by Bessel van der Kolk (Amazon) 20 years, 700 victims: Southern Baptist sexual abuse spreads as leaders resist reforms (Houston Chronicles) The Preacher Boys Podcast (exposing clergy sexual abuse in the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist denomination) Bishop Accountability (exposing clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic denomination) Anglican Watch (exposing clergy sexual abuse in the Episopalian/Anglican denominations) Mennonite Abuse Prevention (exposing clergy sexual abuse in the Mennonite/Anabaptist denominations) SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests; Reources for survivors of clergy sexual abuse in ALL denominations) Reddit - PastorArrested  The Devil Inside: How My Minister Father Molested Kids In Our Home And Church For Decades And How I Finally Stopped Him by Jimmy Hinton (Amazon) How the Southern Baptist Convention covered up its widespread sexual abuse scandal (NPR, 6/2/22) Jeffrey Epstein survivors compiling their own ‘client list’ (NewsNation, 9/3/25) RateMyProfessors Wikipedia Links Social engineering (security)  Cognitive Behavioral Thearpy (CBT) Internal Family Systems (IFS)  Section 230 (of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 - CDA) Mike Chapman’s links: Husband Material Ministries (“HM”/”HMM”; faith-based ministry helping men find freedom from pornography and other sexual brokenness issues) FREE Learn more about Husband Material's CSA Survivor Fellowship (led by Mike) and the PLC Chat on WhatsApp Mike’s Website Schedule a free 30-minute Coaching Intro call with Mike Mike’s Story If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at:  PolarLifeConsulting.com/live Please Note: The views and opinions expressed by guests of this podcast are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them, their beliefs, or any entity they represent, by neither Mike Chapman nor Polar Life Consulting. AI is occasionally used for still-image/clip-art creation/augmentation and for research purposes. Riverside also provides AI-based tools to assist in the video editing process. **Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victim's perspective. Sometimes cursing may be used, but kept at a minimum. Please practice self-care while listening to episodes and feel free to pause if you become triggered while listening.  Let me know what you think of the podcast with a rating and a review. If you LOVE this podcast, show your support & ☕ Buy me a Coffee! ☕

    108 - 🎥 Interview with Dom Benninger of Protestant Accountability - Part 2

  3. Sep 15

    107 - 🎥 Interview with Dom Benninger of Protestant Accountability - Part 1

    Dominique (Dom) Benninger is a technologist, researcher, and institutional accountability advocate based in Pennsylvania. A survivor of the high-control college group known as the Narrowgate Fellowship, Dom has spent years documenting how spiritual manipulation, psychological coercion, and authoritarian control operate within religious communities. After later blowing the whistle on a convicted predator in a Pennsylvania church, he channeled his tech background into systemic reform. Dom co-founded BaptistAccountability.org and serves as Vice President of ProtestantAccountability.org, an expansive survivor-led database that aggregates public records of clergy abuse and organizational concealment. His work bridges lived experience and data science to expose institutional abuse and help people identify manipulation tactics. VIDEO 🎥 version: Spotify, Youtube, Facebook, & TikTok.  AUDIO version: most other podcast platforms. Links Mentioned: BaptistAccountability.org ProtestantAccountability.org Listing: “Edward (Jack) Powers”  “Man gets closure 30 years after sexual assault” (Polk Itemizer-Observer) “Bad Faith: The Narrowgate Cult” by Logan M. Davis (Colorado Times Recorder) “‘The tongue is a fire’: Southern Baptist church fractures over secrets and spiritual abuse” (USA Today) “Emergency hearing set in Pawleys Island church class-action lawsuit” (CountOn2.com/WCBD-TV) Wikipedia Links DARVO Previous HFMSwMC podcast episodes mentioned:   Episode 106 - Latest Survivor News (Spotify | YouTube) Mike Chapman’s links: Husband Material Ministries (“HM”/”HMM”; faith-based ministry helping men find freedom from pornography and other sexual brokenness issues) FREE Learn more about Husband Material's CSA Survivor Fellowship (led by Mike) and the PLC Chat on WhatsApp Mike’s Website Schedule a free 30-minute Coaching Intro call with Mike Mike’s Story If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at:  PolarLifeConsulting.com/live Please Note: The views and opinions expressed by guests of this podcast are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them, their beliefs, or any entity they represent, by neither Mike Chapman nor Polar Life Consulting. AI is occasionally used for still-image/clip-art creation/augmentation and for research purposes. Riverside also provides AI-based tools to assist in the video editing process. **Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victim's perspective. Sometimes cursing may be used, but kept at a minimum. Please practice self-care while listening to episodes and feel free to pause if you become triggered while listening.  Let me know what you think of the podcast with a rating and a review. If you LOVE this podcast, show your support & ☕ Buy me a Coffee! ☕

    107 - 🎥 Interview with Dom Benninger of Protestant Accountability - Part 1

  4. Sep 8

    106 - 🎥 Latest Survivor News

    This week, I wanted to catch up on all the Survivor-related news that has happened over the last several weeks while I was on hiatus.  VIDEO 🎥 version: Spotify, Youtube, Facebook, & TikTok.  AUDIO version: most other podcast platforms. Links Mentioned: The Menéndez Brothers - Previous HFMSwMC podcast episodes:   Episode 47 - Three Word Challenge Update & The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Case Update (Spotify | YouTube) Episode 63 - Update on the Menéndez case & my recent Charlotte interview (Spotify | YouTube) Episode 68 - Update on Leaving Neverland II, the Menéndez case & my own Healing Journey  (Spotify | YouTube) Episode 75 - Updates on the Menéndez case, The Take It Down Act, & the Michael Tait/Newsboys controversy (Spotify | YouTube) Episode 77 - Updates on the Menéndez case, Ohio State University Atheltics Sexual Assault case (Spotify | YouTube) Wikipedia Links Trey’s Law KIDS Act Grok sexual deepfake scandal Child safety on Roblox The PREVENT Act (GovTrack.us) “‘Deepfake abuse is abuse’ - Statement by UNICEF on AI-generated sexualised images of children” (UNICEF.org) “InvestigateTV+: Criminals are using AI to create CSAM” (InvestigateTV) “Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation Strengthening Protections for Children and Increasing Penalties for Sexual Offenses” (FLGov.com) “Attorney General James and Governor Hochul Release Final SAFE for Kids Act Rules to Protect Children Online” (AG.NY.gov) “Why sex abuse survivors and broke school districts are at odds in Legislature’s final days” (CalMatters.org) “Appeals court delivers unsettling ruling — and says Supreme Court left it no choice: The Seventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of a possession charge against a Wisconsin man with hundreds of AI-generated images” (FoxNews) “Church Abuse Survivors Create Database to Protect the Vulnerable, Track Abusers” (Crosswalk.com) Listing: “Edward (Jack) Powers”  “Man gets closure 30 years after sexual assault” (Polk Itemizer-Observer) Mike Chapman’s links: Husband Material Ministries (“HM”/”HMM”; faith-based ministry helping men find freedom from pornography and other sexual brokenness issues) FREE Learn more about Husband Material's CSA Survivor Fellowship (led by Mike) and the PLC Chat on WhatsApp Mike’s Website Schedule a free 30-minute Coaching Intro call with Mike Mike’s Story If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at:  PolarLifeConsulting.com/live Please Note: The views and opinions expressed by guests of this podcast are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them, their beliefs, or any entity they represent, by neither Mike Chapman nor Polar Life Consulting. AI is occasionally used for still-image/clip-art creation/augmentation and for research purposes. Riverside also provides AI-based tools to assist in the video editing process. **Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victim's perspective. Sometimes cursing may be used, but kept at a minimum. Please practice self-care while listening to episodes and feel free to pause if you become triggered while listening.  Let me know what you think of the podcast with a rating and a review. If you LOVE this podcast, show your support & ☕ Buy me a Coffee! ☕

    106 - 🎥 Latest Survivor News

  5. Sep 2

    105 - 🎥 Live Panel: “Female Perpetrators”

    This week, I have a special panel with three prior guests, Matt Melvin, Daniel Eichelberger, & Forrest Lange talking about Female Perpetrators and how that can affect one’s Healing Journey.  VIDEO 🎥 version: Spotify, Youtube, Facebook, & TikTok.  AUDIO version: most other podcast platforms. More about the panelists: Previous podcast interviews with Matt & Scott (contact info is within the show notes of each episode):  Episode 84 - Interview with Matthew Melvin (Spotify | YouTube) Episode 22 - Interview with Daniel Eichelberger  (Spotify | YouTube) Episode 101 - Interview with Forrest Lange (Spotify | YouTube) Links Mentioned: Video Series: Sexual Assault of Men Played for Laughs (YouTube) Part 1: Male Perpetrators Part 2: Female Perpetrators Bullied Behind Bars: A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison by Martthew Melvin (Amazon) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey (Amazon) People are all saying the same thing to interviewer's 'unhinged' response when man mentions his childhood sexual abuse (Unilad) “‘I wanted to kill them all’: Inmate admits to targeting child sex offenders in prison killings” by Michael Kiefer April 28, 2025 (Arizona Mirror) Mike Chapman’s links: Husband Material Ministries (“HM”/”HMM”; faith-based ministry helping men find freedom from pornography and other sexual brokenness issues) FREE Learn more about Husband Material's CSA Survivor Fellowship (led by Mike) and the PLC Chat on WhatsApp Mike’s Website Schedule a free 30-minute Coaching Intro call with Mike Mike’s Story If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at:  PolarLifeConsulting.com/live Please Note: The views and opinions expressed by guests of this podcast are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them, their beliefs, or any entity they represent, by neither Mike Chapman nor Polar Life Consulting. **Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victim's perspective. Sometimes cursing may be used, but kept at a minimum. Please practice self-care while listening to episodes and feel free to pause if you become triggered while listening.  Let me know what you think of the podcast with a rating and a review. If you LOVE this podcast, show your support & ☕ Buy me a Coffee! ☕

    105 - 🎥 Live Panel: “Female Perpetrators”

  6. May 27

    104 - 🎥 Interview with Wendell Wood

    Final episode until September 2026 Wendell Wood cohosts the Agents of Recovery podcast that focuses on men’s mental health and addiction recovery. He is also a certified coach with Addict II Athlete, a nonprofit organization that helps men and women erase the pain and traumas associated with addiction and replace them with things of greater value. Wendell is a survivor of child sexual abuse and he’s currently working on turning the mess of his own addiction into the message of recovery.  As a result of his own healing journey, and with the encouragement and support of his wife Janice, Wendell is currently going back to school to get his master's degree in clinical mental health counseling so that he can help other men along their journey of recovery. If you want to see the VIDEO 🎥 version of this podcast, you can watch from either Spotify or Youtube. Wendell’s Links:  Agents of Recovery Podcast (Apple | Spotify) Addict II Athlete Podcast (Apple | Spotify) Links Mentioned & Helpful links: Wikipedia Churrasco Chuquicamata Atacama Desert Bilateral Stimulation - under EMDR InterVarsity A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson (Amazon)  MenHealing.org - non-religious healing weekends across the US for Male CSA Survivors Altogether You: Experiencing personal and spiritual transformation with Internal Family Systems therapy by Jenna Riemersma (Amazon) Info on Husband Material Retreats, including Weekend Intensive Retreats (when available). Deep Waters (painting of Jesus underwater by Yongsung Kim; LDS Art) Mike Chapman’s links: Husband Material Ministries (“HM”/”HMM”; faith-based ministry helping men find freedom from pornography and other sexual brokenness issues) FREE Info on Joining Husband Materials Academy (“HMA”; Paid) Learn more about Husband Material's CSA Survivor Fellowship (led by Mike) and the PLC Chat on WhatsApp Mike’s Website Schedule a free 30-minute Coaching Intro call with Mike Mike’s Story If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at:  PolarLifeConsulting.com/live Please Note: The views and opinions expressed by guests of this podcast are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them, their beliefs, or any entity they represent, by neither Mike Chapman nor Polar Life Consulting. **Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victim's perspective. Sometimes cursing may be used, but kept at a minimum. Please practice self-care while listening to episodes and feel free to pause if you become triggered while listening.  Let me know what you think of the podcast with a rating and a review. DONATE – Tax-Deductible gifts to Husband Material Ministries

  7. May 20

    103 - 🎥 Interview with Laurie Hardie

    Laurie Hardie is a Seattle radio personality, author, speaker, and podcast coach and producer who empowers survivors to share their stories and leave a meaningful legacy—whether privately or with the world. A former single mom of three and now “Grandma LaLa” to six, she blends over 35 years in broadcasting with a background in social services to help people communicate in ways that truly connect. Inspired during COVID by the gap between intention and impact in online communication, she now guides voices to be more inclusive, intentional, and powerful, including through her 7-Day Podcast Pro program that helps clients launch their podcasts in just one week. If you want to see the VIDEO 🎥 version of this podcast, you can watch from either Spotify or Youtube. FULL Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YhqAs90IRaAbrgzEKvqyKHT7ycMfTKQL6RHzS6Mqiy4/edit?usp=sharing

  8. May 13

    102 - 🎥 Live Interview with Joseph Born

    Joseph Born, “Joe,” is joining us from the frozen lands of Alaska. Joe, who is half Alaska Native himself, shares how his early childhood abuse shaped his life and highlights the systems that failed to protect him. He also discusses how his mental health diagnoses and addictions relate to his abuse. And the challenges they presented during trauma therapy. Joe hopes to share with the world the unique aspects of CSA in Alaska – including its geography, cultural factors, and the ugly truth of intrafamilial abuse.  EXTRA Trigger Warning: While editing this episode, I felt myself being triggered moreso than other episodes. Practice Self-care while listening/viewing. If you want to see the VIDEO 🎥 version of this podcast, you can watch from either Spotify or Youtube. Suicide is talked about in this episode. If you are experiencing feelings of suicide or you know someone who is, don't hesitate to get in touch with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US available 24/7 to provide free, confidential emotional support to people in suicidal or emotional distress. Their number in the US is 988 or 1-800-273-8255 or at https://988lifeline.org/ – in other countries, reach out to your local suicide prevention hotline which you can find at https://findahelpline.com/. Joseph’s Links: Joseph’s Story (MightyAK)  Instagram: @josephbornak Links Mentioned: The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)  Wikipedia: Degrassi (TV franchise)  Degrassi (franchise search - JustWatch) Degrassi (franchise Search - The Roku Channel - US) Wikipedia: "EMDR" (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) Wikipedia: International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (Trainers of CSATs) Previous HFMSwMC podcast episodes mentioned:   Episode 95 - Interview with Scott Slone - Part 1 (Spotify | YouTube) Episode 96 - Interview with Scott Slone - Part 2 (Spotify | YouTube) Mike Chapman’s links: Husband Material Ministries (“HM”/”HMM”; faith-based ministry helping men find freedom from pornography and other sexual brokenness issues) FREE Info on Joining Husband Materials Academy (“HMA”; Paid) Learn more about Husband Material's CSA Survivor Fellowship (led by Mike) and the PLC Chat on WhatsApp Mike’s Website Schedule a free 30-minute Coaching Intro call with Mike Mike’s Story If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at:  PolarLifeConsulting.com/live Please Note: The views and opinions expressed by guests of this podcast are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them, their beliefs, or any entity they represent, by neither Mike Chapman nor Polar Life Consulting. **Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victim's perspective. Sometimes cursing may be used, but kept at a minimum. Please practice self-care while listening to episodes and feel free to pause if you become triggered while listening.  Let me know what you think of the podcast with a rating and a review. DONATE – Tax-Deductible gifts to Husband Material Ministries

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Welcome to the Healing for Male Survivors Podcast, where male survivors of childhood trauma, especially sexual trauma, can find hope and healing. My main goal is to give a platform to YOU, my listener and fellow survivor. I want to make this a safe space for you to tell YOUR story - and telling your story can often jumpstart your healing. This *is* a faith-based podcast, but do not expect a lot of preaching, but I want to welcome anyone here regardless of faith. **Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victims perspective.

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