What Came Next is intended for mature audiences only.

Episodes discuss topics that can be triggering,

such as emotional, physical, and sexual violence, animal abuse, suicide, and murder.

I am not a therapist, nor am I a doctor.

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Opinions expressed by my guests on the show are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of myself or broken cycle media.

Resources and source material are linked in the episode notes. Thank you so much for listening. Mike Sacks is a hockey player, telecommunications engineer, founder of the nonprofit organization's Survivors for Change,

and a true change maker. Through Survivors for Change, it has become Mike's personal mission

to aid survivors of sexual abuse and assault in their journey of healing, alongside Kelly G.,

whose story has also been featured in what came next episodes 51 and 52.

But before Mike was able to begin helping others, he had to come to terms with his own abuse

and begin healing from his childhood experiences.

In these episodes, Mike candidly shares about his struggles, the healing process, and what it's like traversing the media in an attempt to improve procedures in the athletic world.

The broken cycle media team is deeply grateful for Mike's time, energy, and the ability to amplify his efforts towards curating change for athletes all over the world.

My biggest reason why I didn't say anything, I was afraid being ridiculed.

When you finally say it out loud, that's when the dam broke.

When I wrote my letter, that was me saying it out loud.

As soon as I press send on that email, that wall started to come down.

But then at that time, all those emotions come flooding through as well.

You've been just pushing all of that stuff down or holding it

back however way you want to look at it. And that all just rushed at me at once. I was 51 years old.

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