I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse as well as religious abuse and trauma. I wonder how I “got out” and I am so grateful to be where I am today. Through good friends, therapy, lots of time in nature, some hard conversations and lots of tears I am in a good place in life. I want to use my experience in realizing my feelings won’t kill me, that the abuse wasn’t my fault, that I am not broken, dirty or evil to help others realize this too. 

I believe that relationship with my fellow humans has been key to my journey and I want to facilitate men connecting with men. Loneliness has been shown to have profound negative effects on mental, emotional and even physical health including increasing the risk of anxiety, depression, stroke, heart disease and dementia. My goal is to provide you a non-judgemental space to share and feel, as well as the opportunity for you to experience connection. Our desire to “belong” goes way back in our brain development to the days when being alone meant little to know chance of survival. Let’s connect.

A bit more of my background: https://buildinghopesummit.org/faces-of-hope/sam-higby/