Tag Archives: survival

Cancerversary

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Callen Harty

One year ago today, sometime after 2:00 in the morning, I woke up my partner, Brian, and told him I felt I needed to go to the emergency room due to severe abdominal pains. I had just taken three consecutive … Continue reading →

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More than Nine Lives

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Callen Harty

In my life, I feel like I have lived more than the nine lives of a cat. When I was two years old, I almost died when I contracted scarlet fever, meningitis, and mumps in a two week span. My … Continue reading →

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Courage

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Callen Harty

I’d like to thank WCASA and all of the wonderful employees there for presenting me with this award. I am deeply honored to be named your Courage Award recipient for 2016. I would also like to thank Angie Rehling of OutReach who nominated … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alcoholism, Angie Rehling, childhood sex abuse, courage, Courage Award, male survivor, OutReach, queer life, sex offender, sexual abuse, survival, WCASA, Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Leave a comment

Paths to Healing 2015 press release

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Callen Harty

For the third consecutive year several Wisconsin organizations have partnered to put together Paths to Healing, a one-day conference on surviving childhood sex abuse that will be held this year from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the Goodman Community Center in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advocacy, Amanda Hellenbrand, Angie Rehling, boundaries, Boys & Men healing, Briarpatch, Callen Harty, Canopy Center, childhood sex abuse, Forge, Goodman Community Center, healing, Human Trafficking, Jerry Sandusky, Kelly Anderson, Kyle Richmond, Latino survivors, Lucy McLellan, Madison Wisconsin, Matt Sandusky, Michael Munson, Mindfulness meditation, Naomi Takahashi, OutReach, Owen Karcher, Paths to Healing, Peaceful Hearts Foundation, PennState University, Peter Fiala, Proud Theater, Rape Crisis Center, Red Tail Hypnosis, Safe Haven, Shelby Mitchell, Solidarity with Child Sex Abuse Victims/Survivors, survival, Transgender survivors, Tyler Schueffner, UNIDOS, UNIDOS Against Domestic Violence, Veronica Lazos, Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Leave a comment

Paths to Healing Press Release (2014)

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Callen Harty

For the second consecutive year several Wisconsin organizations have partnered to put together a one-day conference on surviving childhood sex abuse that will be held this year from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel in Madison on Thursday, June … Continue reading →

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Voices of Courage Closing Remarks

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Callen Harty

I was invited to give the closing remarks at the Voices of Courage luncheon, an annual event honoring those working in the sexual assault field. The event is sponsored by the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Here is what I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abuse, allies, celebrate, compassion, courage, forgiveness, human, humanity, inner strength, joy, love, peace, recovery, sexual assault, survival, therapy, uniqueness, victimhood, Voices of Courage, Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA) | Leave a comment

The Last of Us

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Callen Harty

The trailer for a new video game, “The Last of Us”, starts with the following: “The world’s been hard on us, hard on him. Joel’s done some terrible things. He tells me that on this journey you either hang on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cops and robbers, cowboys and Indians, ethics, guns, kill, Madison Avenue, morals, pacifist, peace, soul, survival, The Last of Us, toys, video game, violence | Leave a comment

Dark Corners

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Callen Harty

This piece was written for and published by Life After Hate earlier today. http://lifeafterhate.org/2013/05/dark-corners/

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged child sex abuse, Conference on Child Sex Abuse Survival, healing, Life After Hate, Paths to Healing, rape, sexual assault, survival | Leave a comment

Paths to Healing: Conference on Child Sex Abuse Survival

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Callen Harty

For Immediate Release Paths to Healing: Conference on Child Sex Abuse Survival 10:00 a.m., June 20, 2013 Sheraton Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin Several Wisconsin organizations have partnered to put together a one-day conference on surviving childhood sex abuse that will be … Continue reading →

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Through the Darkness Lightly

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Callen Harty

After 24 years of sobriety my days of heavy drinking seem like a distant blur and somewhat unreal in certain ways. I spent about eleven years of my life in a pretty much constant drunken haze, self-medicating, hiding, creating masks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged addictive personality, alcohol, alcoholism, child sex abuse, Child Victims Act, depression, drugs, drunk, empathy, faith, forgiveness, innocence, Jesus, lessons, male survivors, masks, molestation, paranoia, rape, self-medication, self-revelation, sexual abuse, sobriety, suicide, survival, thankfulness | Leave a comment

Not Rock Bottom

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Callen Harty

The first time I ever got drunk was, appropriately enough, on St. Patrick’s Day, 1978. It was also the day I turned in the paperwork to quit college. Prior to that time I was a teetotaler. I knew family history and … Continue reading →

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