Breaking the Silence: Brothers' Unheard Pain Revealed

Keeper Catran-Whitney, an influential author and advocate, sheds light on the profound helplessness and isolation brothers face when they are excluded from vital conversations about their sisters' sexual abuse by parents.

His groundbreaking book, "Helplessness," delves into the emotional turmoil brothers endure, such as shock, disbelief, guilt, shame, anger, and betrayal, due to the lack of resources and support available for men in such traumatic situations. Having transitioned from a successful career in the direct selling network marketing industry,

Keeper now tirelessly advocates for the inclusion of brothers in these critical discussions to foster emotional healing and mental well-being. He emphasizes the importance of creating safe spaces for brothers to process their emotions, encouraging engagement with local advocacy centers to raise awareness and support for siblings of abuse survivors.

(00:00:37) Brothers' Struggles in Silence

(00:24:21) Brothers' Exclusion in Conversations about Abuse

(00:31:37) "Helplessness: Family Healing Through Trauma Conversations"

(00:34:01) Emotional Health and Communication in Relationships

(00:38:13) Neglected Emotional Support for Male Abuse Victims

(00:38:47) Supporting Brothers Affected by Sexual Abuse

(00:47:04) Impact of Gender Bias on Support Services

(00:49:14) Unpacking Trauma's Self-Replicating Impact for Healing

(01:04:48) Family's Inspirational Role in Book Creation

(00:00:37) "Talk about being brave. You're bringing up someone who you have absolutely no background knowledge of. You have no idea what I'm going to say. That is being brave, especially for your audience." - Keeper Catran-Whitney" - Keeper Catran-Whitney

(00:17:11) "Your stepfather has been molesting your sisters for years." - Keeper Catran-Whitney

(00:23:01) "Hopefulness I'm writing now, which is how you go from helplessness to hopefulness and happiness is how you get to where I met with me and my sisters now, 40 years later, because that's how long it took to get back to them." - Keeper Catran-Whitney