22: [John-Michael Lander] An Athlete’s Silence

*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. Thank you, Kitsch, for sponsoring this episode! To receive 30% off your order, be sure to visit mykitsch.com/wcn  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:  Department of Homeland Security. (n.d.). Human Trafficking. Retrieved July 8, 2024, from https://www.dhs.gov/hsi/investigate/human-trafficking National Human Trafficking Hotline. (n.d.). National Statistics. https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/statistics Darkness 2 Light. (2023). Child Sexual Abuse Updates. https://www.d2l.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Child-Sexual-Abuse-Updates.pdf ​​Strauss Investigation. (n.d.). Ohio State University. https://straussinvestigation.osu.edu/ Burga, S. (2023, April 23). Congress Re-Introduces Bill to Protect Kids from Online Sexual Abuse. Here’s What To Know. Time Magazine. https://time.com/6273895/congress-re-introduces-bill-to-protect-kids-from-online-sexual-abuse/ 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