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55 - Live Interview with Dr. Mark Barber

An episode of the Healing for Male Survivors with Mike Chapman podcast, hosted by Mike Chapman, titled "55 - Live Interview with Dr. Mark Barber" was published on January 7, 2025 and runs 56 minutes.

January 7, 2025 ·56m · Healing for Male Survivors with Mike Chapman

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Summary

Dr. Mark Barber is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and trauma. A majority of his abuse occurred in the church. Mark began an earnest search towards wholeness 20 years ago. The healing journey has included battles with PTSD, anxiety, SSA, isolation and working to have a healthy understanding of God. He is currently a board certified family physician working for the University of Texas. He has been married for 37 years, has 4 adult children and 6 grandchildren. He is involved with multiple emotional healing organizations including Brothers Road, Husband Material, and Edge Venture. He has played keyboards/piano for worship teams since childhood. He is also an avid gardener.    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/.  Other Links Mentioned: Edge Venture (faith-based weekend retreats; links to website) Brothers Road (multi-faith weekend retreats; links to website) ManKind Project (New Warrior Training Adventure) (non-religious weekend retreats; links to website) Noble Man (non-religious 3.5-day retreats; links to website)  Chris Tomlin - Wikipedia article Back Pocket Comb - (links to a picture on Pinterest) Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation by Janina Fisher (links to Amazon) Internal Family Systems (IFS) - Wikipedia article Spock - Wikipedia article  Psychodrama - Wikipedia article Integration and Self Healing: Affect, Trauma, Alexithymia by Henry Krystal (links to Amazon) PTSD - Symptoms & Causes (links to Mayo Clnic) MaleSurvivor.org - has an on-ine discussion board for survivors & more (links to website) Previous HFMS podcast episode mentioned (links to Spotify):   Episode 41 - ACEs - Adverse Childhood Experiences Episode 52 - Panel: PTSD Husband Material Podcast with Drew Boa - episodes (links to Youtube): Theology of the Penis Theology of the Testicles Other Helpful Links: Wikipedia article on Billerica, Massachusetts (links to Wikipedia) Mike Chapman’s links: 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 Mike’s Website: ⁠https://www.PolarLifeConsulting.com/⁠ Schedule a free 30-minute Coaching Intro call with Mike: ⁠https://calendly.com/polarlifeconsulting/intro-call⁠ Mike’s Story: ⁠https://www.PolarLifeConsulting.com/about  If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at:  PolarLifeConsulting.com/live Please Note: The views and opinions expressed by guests of this podcast are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them, their beliefs, or any entity they represent, by neither Mike Chapman nor Polar Life Consulting. **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.  Let me know what you think of the podcast with a rating and a review. DONATE – Tax-Deductible gifts to Husband Material Ministries: https://HusbandMaterial.com/give

Episode Description

Dr. Mark Barber is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and trauma. A majority of his abuse occurred in the church. Mark began an earnest search towards wholeness 20 years ago. The healing journey has included battles with PTSD, anxiety, SSA, isolation and working to have a healthy understanding of God. He is currently a board certified family physician working for the University of Texas. He has been married for 37 years, has 4 adult children and 6 grandchildren. He is involved with multiple emotional healing organizations including Brothers Road, Husband Material, and Edge Venture. He has played keyboards/piano for worship teams since childhood. He is also an avid gardener.   

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/. 

Other Links Mentioned:

Previous HFMS podcast episode mentioned (links to Spotify):  

Husband Material Podcast with Drew Boa - episodes (links to Youtube):

Other Helpful Links:

Mike Chapman’s links:

If you would like to join us for future LIVE podcast events, learn more at: 

PolarLifeConsulting.com/live

Please Note: The views and opinions expressed by guests of this podcast are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them, their beliefs, or any entity they represent, by neither Mike Chapman nor Polar Life Consulting.

**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. 

Let me know what you think of the podcast with a rating and a review.

DONATE – Tax-Deductible gifts to Husband Material Ministries: https://HusbandMaterial.com/give

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