55 - Live Interview with Dr. Mark Barber
Polar Life ConsultingJanuary 07, 202500:56:59

55 - Live Interview with Dr. Mark Barber

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 (https://www.edgeventure.org/) (faith-based weekend retreats; links to website)






Brothers Road (https://brothersroad.org/) (multi-faith weekend retreats; links to website)






ManKind Project (New Warrior Training Adventure) (https://mankindproject.org/) (non-religious weekend retreats; links to website)






Noble Man (https://corexperience.com/nobleman/) (non-religious 3.5-day retreats; links to website) 






Chris Tomlin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Tomlin) - Wikipedia article






Back Pocket Comb (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/you-had-a-comb-in-your-back-pocket--49398927132539896/) - (links to a picture on Pinterest)






Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation (https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Fragmented-Selves-Trauma-Survivors/dp/0415708230) by Janina Fisher (links to Amazon)






Internal Family Systems (IFS) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Family_Systems_Model) - Wikipedia article






Spock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spock) - Wikipedia article 






Psychodrama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama) - Wikipedia article






Integration and Self Healing: Affect, Trauma, Alexithymia (https://www.amazon.com/Integration-Self-Healing-Affect-Alexithymia/dp/0881630705) by Henry Krystal (links to Amazon)






PTSD - Symptoms & Causes (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967) (links to Mayo Clnic)






MaleSurvivor.org (http://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 (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-chapman8/episodes/41---ACEs---Adverse-Childhood-Experiences-e2pcla5/a-abin2tf)






Episode 52 - Panel: PTSD (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-chapman8/episodes/52---Panel-PTSD-e2sf1r0/a-abmgu92)






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






Theology of the Penis (https://youtu.be/bR5e9WZXYGU)






Theology of the Testicles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0tFjTvX5_I)






Other Helpful Links:






Wikipedia article on Billerica, Massachusetts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 (https://www.husbandmaterial.com/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/⁠ (https:/...