Hello again. This is savvy psychologist. I'm Dr. Ellen Hendrickson and every week I'll help you

meet life's challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment.

All right, let's start with a note to all our listeners. Today's episode focuses on male survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

So in order to cover the topic openly and honestly, the language and stories of today's episode are quite graphic.

So listener discretion is advised.

Now with that, here we go. The Me Too movement has shed much needed light on sexual

assault and harassment, but sexual abuse of another kind remains hidden even today.

In the United States, it's estimated that one in six men was sexually abused as a child,

which means that in the U. more than 25 million men are survivors

living with and trying to heal from the effects of childhood sexual abuse.

So with us today, we are lucky to have comedian Paul Gilmartin,

host of the Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast.

Psychology today calls his show remarkable and says it

quote normalizes what so many others feel but have been too fearful or ashamed

to express.

And the New York Times calls it a perversely safe place.

And in my opinion, that's because it busts wide open the myth

that you are alone in mental illness

and no one understands how you feel.

It is a blisteringly honest and supportive place where you can find validation and

some laughs for any experience you can imagine. So Paul Gilmartin, welcome to a show.

Thanks Alan and I should also mention that people should listen to your episode when you are on my podcast because

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