49 - Live Interview with Jason Mellard

Healing for Male Survivors with Mike Chapman

Jason Mellard is the founder of Own Your Identity, where he empowers men experiencing unwanted same-sex attraction to live the life they truly desire. Jason is a Certified High Performance Coach and Certified Husband Material Coach. He has experienced sexual abuse, same-sex attraction, and freedom from porn. Jason is committed to helping men live beyond their unwanted attractions and negative habits into a life of purpose and possibility through the power of Christ and for the glory of God. Listen to Jason's podcast, Own Your Identity, where he provides practical tools to bring clarity and hope to men navigating unwanted same-sex attraction. Jason is also the creator of SSAquiz.com. Take the quiz to discover how much same-sex attraction is impacting your life.

Suicide is talked about in this episode. If you are experiencing feelings of suicide or you know someone who is, don't hesitate to get in touch with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US available 24/7 to provide free, confidential emotional support to people in suicidal or emotional distress. Their number in the US is 988 or 1-800-273-8255 or at https://988lifeline.org/ – in other countries, reach out to your local suicide prevention hotline which you can find at https://findahelpline.com/.

Contact info for Jason:

• Website: http://ownyouridentitynow.com/

• Podcast: “Own Your Identity” (links to Spotify)

Other links mentioned & other helpful links:

• Living Hope Ministries

• Al-Anon - for family members of alcoholics

• Secret Shame: A Survivor's Guide To Understanding Male Sexual Abuse And Male Sexual Development - book by Dr. Doug Carpenter (Amazon paid link)

• Joe Dallas’ book: Desires in Conflict: Hope for Men Who Struggle with Sexual Identity

• Jason’s Blog post on SSA & his art class

• Husband Material Ministries (“HM”/”HMM”; faith-based ministry helping men find freedom from pornography and other sexual brokenness issues) FREE - https://www.husbandmaterial.com/

• Info on Joining Husband Materials Academy (“HMA”; Paid)

• Learn more about Husband Material's CSA Survivor Fellowship (led by Mike) and the PLC Chat on WhatsApp at https://www.polarlifeconsulting.com/live-chat

• Joseph Nicolosi, PhD (1947-2017) - Website on his books and theories.

• Recovery Groups

• Celebrate Recovery (faith-based 12-step group; links to website; local affiliates listed)

• Recovery Alive (faith-based 12-step group; links to website; contact them for local affiliate groups & online options)

• SCSA - Survivors of Childhood Sex Abuse (Support group; offers men’s and women’s groups; links to website; contact them for local affiliate groups & online options)

• ASCA - Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (Support group; links to website; Local affiliate groups & online options are listed)

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**Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victim's perspective. Sometimes cursing may be used, but kept at a minimum. Please practice self-care while listening to episodes and feel free to pause if you become triggered while listening.

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