ONE IN SIX: Rich’s story of childhood sexual abuse

LATE BLOOMERS

Rich & Rox Pink

Self-improvement, Education

5.0 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

This week on LATE BLOOMERS, we’re having one of the most important—and difficult—conversations we’ve ever shared. In this deeply personal episode, Rich opens up about his experience of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of someone he trusted.

He talks about how the abuse happened, the grooming that led up to it, and the lasting impact it had on his life—relationships, addiction, anxiety, and self-worth. We also discuss what helped him begin to heal: therapy, sobriety, and support from the right people at the right time.

This episode is for anyone who’s lived through similar trauma, or loves someone who has. We hope that by sharing Rich’s story, it helps survivors feel less alone, and offers hope that healing is possible—no matter how long it takes.

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse, grooming, and its emotional aftermath. Please take care while listening.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This week's episode has got a trigger warning. It's a vulnerable episode and we're going to be
0:04.5	talking about my abuse when I was eight years old. So if you or a loved one or a survivor of
0:09.9	SA, this might be a difficult listen. We're going to hear Rich's story, how the abuse happened,
0:17.2	the grooming that was involved and all of the impacts that that's had on him,
0:22.0	as well as look at the therapy and some of the life choices that have helped.
0:26.9	It is going to be a difficult episode to listen to,
0:29.2	but we also really, really hope it's going to make you feel less alone
0:33.5	and maybe give you the courage to speak to someone if you've been through it.
0:37.1	So this is
0:38.2	late blooms where we are getting our lives together. Eventually. How are you feeling?
0:44.5	All right. Like you'll have to ask me questions because sometimes my mind doesn't, it's not all
0:50.6	clear in my mind. That's okay. So it's not, doesn't, it's not free flowing.
0:54.5	No, I think it's incredibly brave to share it on the internet.
0:59.4	Not a lot of our listeners or followers perhaps know that this has happened to you.
1:07.0	I think especially as a man sharing this story, it's going to be so helpful because we know it's one in six boys.
1:14.9	Yeah, and one in four girls.
1:17.0	I'm one in four girls.
1:17.8	I have been abused before 18 years old.
1:20.0	So we're dealing with an epidemic and it can destroy people's lives.
1:25.8	So I think the first thing I'm going to ask is about the actual story and what happens.
1:30.9	If I ask anything, you don't want to answer.
1:34.4	Just tell me new effort.
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