Nick Middaugh

What else you got? So I am a product of my support system. And not just that. I mean, obviously, it took a lot of gumption on my part to get through things. But had I not have my awesome friends, my family that has supported me through everything, my wife, I would not have gotten this far. And above everything else, what I'm trying to spread

regarding this issue is not only awareness, but to people who have gone through it or people who have been impacted by it, whether it was one of your kids or what have you. Your abuser does not hold true power over you. Your true power comes from you and what you do with your situation. You know, fortunately, I got sober.

regarding this issue is not only awareness, but to people who have gone through it or people who have been impacted by it, whether it was one of your kids or what have you. Your abuser does not hold true power over you. Your true power comes from you and what you do with your situation. You know, fortunately, I got sober.

regarding this issue is not only awareness, but to people who have gone through it or people who have been impacted by it, whether it was one of your kids or what have you. Your abuser does not hold true power over you. Your true power comes from you and what you do with your situation. You know, fortunately, I got sober.

You know, I've enjoyed a decade of pursuing civil service, spanning fire, corrections, public safety, a federal contract. You know, and I've been able to, at some point during that, utilize it as fuel to better myself and try to better people around me. And that's where your true power comes from. You know, don't get into a game where, well, that's not the right way to say it, but

You know, I've enjoyed a decade of pursuing civil service, spanning fire, corrections, public safety, a federal contract. You know, and I've been able to, at some point during that, utilize it as fuel to better myself and try to better people around me. And that's where your true power comes from. You know, don't get into a game where, well, that's not the right way to say it, but

You know, I've enjoyed a decade of pursuing civil service, spanning fire, corrections, public safety, a federal contract. You know, and I've been able to, at some point during that, utilize it as fuel to better myself and try to better people around me. And that's where your true power comes from. You know, don't get into a game where, well, that's not the right way to say it, but

Your abuser and your situation and your trauma would have you think that they hold the power over you and your life. And there's nothing that can change that. The reality of the situation is that shit is in you. You can unleash it and you can utilize it to fuel your life.

Your abuser and your situation and your trauma would have you think that they hold the power over you and your life. And there's nothing that can change that. The reality of the situation is that shit is in you. You can unleash it and you can utilize it to fuel your life.

Your abuser and your situation and your trauma would have you think that they hold the power over you and your life. And there's nothing that can change that. The reality of the situation is that shit is in you. You can unleash it and you can utilize it to fuel your life.

Use it as fuel, whether it's going to the fucking gym, it's talking to a therapist, it's disclosing your abuse, whatever it might be, putting down the bottle.

Use it as fuel, whether it's going to the fucking gym, it's talking to a therapist, it's disclosing your abuse, whatever it might be, putting down the bottle.

Use it as fuel, whether it's going to the fucking gym, it's talking to a therapist, it's disclosing your abuse, whatever it might be, putting down the bottle.

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I think another tool that we could use or another method is to try to shorten that reticence, you know? Um, Another way you can try to influence this issue is a rapid deployment of resources post-disclosure for the victim, but also swift fucking justice on the perp.

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I think another tool that we could use or another method is to try to shorten that reticence, you know? Um, Another way you can try to influence this issue is a rapid deployment of resources post-disclosure for the victim, but also swift fucking justice on the perp.

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I think another tool that we could use or another method is to try to shorten that reticence, you know? Um, Another way you can try to influence this issue is a rapid deployment of resources post-disclosure for the victim, but also swift fucking justice on the perp.

So if you're out there, man, and this shit happened to you as a kid and you're scared of your mom and dad finding out or your brother or your friends or whatever it might be, I promise you it's not going to be fucking easy. You're going to go through a lot of shit in disclosure. For me...

So if you're out there, man, and this shit happened to you as a kid and you're scared of your mom and dad finding out or your brother or your friends or whatever it might be, I promise you it's not going to be fucking easy. You're going to go through a lot of shit in disclosure. For me...

So if you're out there, man, and this shit happened to you as a kid and you're scared of your mom and dad finding out or your brother or your friends or whatever it might be, I promise you it's not going to be fucking easy. You're going to go through a lot of shit in disclosure. For me...

When I initially disclosed, there was relief, but then eventually, literally driving up for my parents that weekend, I felt like I just made the biggest mistake ever because I watched my mom crumble in front of me, and I watched my dad crying, and I've seen how that has changed their life.