Recovery Devon Podcast
What does it mean to be fully human? How can recovery principles support mental health? Recovery Devon and guests open the mic to views on mental health recovery. Established in the mid-2000s, we became a community interest company in 2012. Based in the South West of England, we support recovery as both a personal vision and an underpinning value base to promote radical change in mental health attitudes and provision. Our community of goodwill includes people with lived experience of mental health issues, their supporters, and families, alongside mental health practitioners.
Recovery Devon Podcast
Episode 7 - Men Reclaiming Recovery After Sexual Abuse
This episode’s conversation highlights the under-represented topic of men’s recovery after sexual abuse.
We’re joined by Ian, who courageously shares his lived experience of sexual abuse in adulthood, and John Slater, founder of MoMENtum, a Devon-based CIC supporting adult male survivors of sexual abuse. Joined by Sami Goulding and Em Flint from Recovery Devon, the group uncover why it takes time to process or even acknowledge what has happened, and how society helps, or hinders. Different recovery approaches are considered, with a call for change in understanding and support.
We’ve made every effort to make this podcast safe to listen to; nonetheless, please listen with care, especially if this is a subject that affects you.
Resources to support you after listening:
MoMENtum Devon - call or text 0777 3151080, or email momentumdevon@gmail.com
Devon Rape Crisis - Devon-based support for survivors of rape (of any gender)
SAND Survivors' Alliance North Devon http://survivorsalliance.org.uk/ - Devon-based support for survivors of sexual abuse
Survivors UK https://www.survivorsuk.org/ - National (UK) support for sexually abused men
Andy's Man Club https://andysmanclub.co.uk/ - National network of local talking groups for men. Devon's branches are Exeter, Newton Abbot, Torbay, and Plymouth.