Sean Wheeler is a survivor of pre-teen sex trafficking for almost five years. During that time he was used in child sexual abuse material. While his family moved away from that area, other abusers would find him until age 19 when he determined to no longer be used. In 2018 Sean founded Starfish Ministries in Colorado to provide a voice for boys in the public arena. He works directly with several other organizations and has been involved in lobbying Congress for pending legislation approval. He provides HT 101 and above trauma-informed training. Sean is also ordained and works in the prison ministry, even with convicted sex offenders. He has been interviewed on 100 Huntley Street in Toronto and the 700 Club. His story has been told in Psychology Today and other publications. Today over 6 million people world wide have heard his story.
If you want to see the VIDEO version of this podcast, you can watch from either Spotify or Youtube.
Sean’s Contact Information
Youtube (includes full video of several of his past interviews, including The 700 Club)
Email: sfhelp@zoho.com
Links Mentioned:
100 Huntley Street (Wikipedia)
The 700 Club (Wikipedia)
Reassessing Male Sex Trafficking Statistics: A survivor tells why men don’t report what happened - Psychology Today (interview with Sean Wheeler)
Transcript: US Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis" (Jan 31, 2024; TechPolicy.press)
Other Helpful Links:
Previous HFMS podcast episodes (links to Spotify):
“Child Sexual Abuse Material” vs “Child Pornography” - (US Dept of Justice)
“The one unforgivable sin” (Wikipedia)
Demonic Opression vs. Demonic Possession (GotAnswers.org)
Mike Chapman’s links:
Husband Material Ministries (“HM”/”HMM”; faith-based ministry helping men find freedom from pornography and other sexual brokenness issues) FREE
Info on Joining Husband Materials Academy (“HMA”; Paid)
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**Trigger Warning/Explicit Content Warning** - we will talk openly and frankly about sexual abuse from the victim's perspective. Sometimes cursing may be used, but kept at a minimum. Please practice self-care while listening to episodes and feel free to pause if you become triggered while listening.
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