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Denis Marier 10 Episodes Feb 6, 2025

Groomed is a podcast hosted by Denis Marier, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. In each episode he shares his own story and speaks with other survivors, their family members, and specialists in trauma and recovery. The show focuses on the widespread but often hidden problem of grooming, noting that roughly one in six men were abused in childhood or adolescence. It aims to break the silence around abuse and offer insight into healing.

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Tom Wilken: Rebuilding Your House of Self-Respect Feb 6, 2025 01:54:10 Tom Wilken is a retired counsellor and the authour of "Rebuilding Your House of Self-Respect: Men Recovering in Group from Childhood Sexual Abuse," which is accompanied by a workbook of the same name. Tom has worked tirelessly for over thirty years with male survivors of childhood grooming and sexual abuse in private practice through his agency, "Hope and Healing Associates," and within both the M

Tracey Rogers: Motorcycles, Moose, and Magic: The Ride to Self-Love Nov 27, 2024 01:18:22 Tracey Rogers is a holistic health care practitioner, Reiki Master, and small business owner of White Feather Holistic Arts in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She is also the author of "Motorcycles, Moose, and Magic: The Ride to Self-Love," and host of the podcast "Talking with Tracey: The Ride to Self-Love." Tracey is a survivor of childhood grooming and sexual abuse, first at the hands of a 40-year-ol

Martin Moran: The Tricky Part and All The Rage Nov 13, 2024 01:16:36 Denis Marier welcomes you to Season Two of Groomed, a podcast for male and male-identified survivors of childhood grooming and sexual abuse. In Season One, Denis told his story in conversation with his lifelong friend John Conlon. Now, in Season Two, Denis continues to open up the conversation with several guests who are also survivors, and an expert in the field of therapy and counselling for mal

06: Self Destructive Behaviors: Hitting Rock Bottom and Unleashing the Secret with Denis Marier and John Conlon Apr 23, 2021 41:05 Denis Marier welcomes you to the sixth episode of Groomed, a podcast for male survivors of childhood grooming and sexual abuse, and their loved ones. In this final episode of Season One of Groomed, Denis continues sharing his story of the damaged years in his search for healing as he descends into the underground. This is the hardest episode for Denis as he admits to some things that he would ra

05: The End of the Secret Is the Beginning of Healing with Denis Marier and John Conlon Apr 15, 2021 46:03 Denis Marier welcomes you to the fifth episode of Groomed, a podcast for male survivors of childhood grooming and sexual abuse, and their loved ones. In this episode, Denis opens up to his lifelong friend, John Conlon, about the state of his mental health issues and challenges with various addictions that John never even knew about. Following the sudden death of his oldest brother Jerry, Denis

04: The Years of Confusion and Protecting the Secret with Denis Marier and John Conlon Apr 12, 2021 40:57 Denis Marier welcomes you to the fourth episode of Groomed, a podcast for male survivors of childhood grooming and sexual abuse, and their loved ones. The tipping point for social change most often occurs when there is a shift in consciousness. We need a tipping point around the shame and stigma of being a male surivor of childhood grooming and sexual abuse. Reducing stigma for male survivors is n

03: The Day That Changed Everything with Denis Marier and John Conlon Apr 8, 2021 51:31 Denis Marier welcomes you to the third episode of Groomed, a podcast for male survivors of childhood grooming and sexual abuse, and their loved ones. Statistics state that one in six men have been groomed and sexually abused in childhood. Denis Marier believes that statistic to be higher due to under-reporting as men have traditionally not spoken of their experiences. The highest rates of suicid

02: The Profile of a Perpetuator with Denis Marier and John Conlon Mar 26, 2021 44:41 Denis Marier welcomes you to the second episode of Groomed, a podcast for male survivors of childhood grooming and sexual abuse, and their loved ones. In this episode, Denis and John discuss how Denis started to fear his predator in highschool and the onset of the grooming behavior, how boundaries became blurred as he spent more and more time alone with him, confiding and even gradually startin

01: The Healing Power of Sharing Our Stories with Denis Marier and John Conlon Dec 18, 2020 29:06 Denis Marier welcomes you to the first episode of Groomed, a podcast for male survivors of childhood grooming and sexual abuse and their loved ones. Denis is a survivor of childhood grooming and sexual abuse by a male high school teacher. He was blessed with the support of many friends and family members in his journey through healing from what never should have happened to him or any other boy.

Welcome to Groomed Nov 20, 2020 01:44 Welcome to Groomed. In this podcast, I tell my story and interview other survivors, their families, and leading experts in trauma and healing.

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