In this episode, I speak with Doctor Kelli Palfy, a registered psychologist specializing in working with adult male survivors of sexual abuse. Prior to becoming a psychologist, she was an RCMP officer who worked in the Integrated Child Exploitation Unit, part of the Behavioral Sciences Unit of the RCMP. As many of you know, one of the subjects that I've brought to this show, my career and books that I have written, articles that I have published, podcasts that I've been on, and other appearances is the fact that when I was a child, I was sexually abused. I had this moment where I did not share it for a very long time, and once I did what happened, I was told never to talk about it; this would damage our family, and we will lose support from people who were supporting us and so on.
This conversation that I have today with Doctor Kelli Palfy is about exposing not only this subject matter to society at a greater scale in depth but also looking at a lot of the ways that boys specifically fall into sexual abuse, how they are groomed, how they are cold, how society doesn't talk about it or looks the other way and then how we create space for male survivors to finally have this conversation, to find community, to find help, to find guidance, to find ultimately a way to be able to move through this and not let it be that hidden thing that stops you from finding love, compassion, empathy, hopes, success and whatever else it is that you may need in your life.
So, I greatly appreciate her coming on and sharing not only her life's work in this subject matter but also helping me move towards bringing this closer to the light not only through the show but also in my own personal life and on this healing journey.
It's my honor and privilege to have these hard conversations because I know that someone listening today is going to find the support they need. You may be able even to give that person, and you may not know what that support by sharing this because of the day may through the secrecy of navigating what has happened in their life.
Be willing to sit, and listen to this conversation and I hope that holds true.
Come and Join Us!
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS ⏱
00:00 – INTRO
00:35 – Who is Dr. Kelli Palfy?
01:58 – Understanding about sexual abuse.
07:27 – Why there is confusion for male survivors and not come forward?
10:53 – Bring more awareness from all aspects of abuse.
12:02 – Tactics of grooming
17:19 – What are the different types of offenders that people should be aware of?
18:29 – What can people be doing to be aware if their family or friends being abused?
21:57 – How men can find support?
23:54 – What are the tools could use in the healing journey to start progressing forward?
27:48 – Do you find that what the people that the men you work with that holds true for them as well?
30:45 – Freedom
31:32 – Dr. Kelli gives some practical tools that apply to your life to move forward.
32:37 – Unspoken Truth that is incredibly important in today's episode
35:26 – Is there any other misnomer about sexual abuse?
43:45 – Where do you find Dr. Kelli?
44:24 – What does it mean to be Unbroken?
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Learn more about Dr. Kelli Palfy: https://kellipalfy.com/Books
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