Unspoken: Conversations with Candace (Guest: Kenneth Rogers, Jr.)
Updated: Feb 18, 2024
Season 3 of Unspoken: Conversations with Candace is dedicated to male survivors of sexual abuse. I was the first guest for Season 3. Click here to read more about my story. This month, and going forward, I will be the co-host. Our second episode features Kenneth Rogers, Jr. Although this conversation was pre-recorded, we will be releasing the video on Monday, Feb. 27 at 7pm ET / 6pm CT. You can always watch it later, on demand.
The audio podcast is already out if you would prefer to listen to the show. Click here and scroll down for links to listen.
I am helping to produce the season with the support of Digimentors (pro bono).
Are you ready to take a deep dive into one of the most powerful stories of resilience and advocacy? Join us for an inspiring episode with Kenneth Rogers, Jr., a male survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Kenny endured years of abuse, depression, and isolation before he was able to begin his journey of healing.
After finding success in speech and debate, Kenny turned to writing as an outlet for his pain, producing his memoir, Raped Black Male, and the How To Heal Your Superhero Series, which discusses various coping mechanisms related to superheroes such as workaholism, hypervigilance, and so on. Kenny has gone on to become a powerful advocate in the fight against child abuse.
Listen as we talk with Kenny about his incredible journey through trauma, what he is most grateful for today, and more. Hear from me and Candace as we share our own stories of survival while offering ways that we can all get involved in making a difference.
I really appreciated reading about Kenny’s journey—especially how he found his voice through writing after years of feeling silenced. The way he turned his pain into a memoir and a series of coping mechanisms for survivors is incredibly powerful. It’s a reminder that healing often requires finding new ways to express what words alone can’t capture. For anyone who wants to preserve their own story or the stories of others, having a reliable audio to text tool can make it easier to transcribe conversations or journal entries without losing the emotional weight of spoken words.
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Kenny's account of years of silence before he could speak about what happened really stayed with me, especially how isolation can make healing feel impossible. One detail that stood out was how much of that journey involved finding language for experiences that had no words yet. For anyone working through similar material, sometimes creative side projects can offer a low-pressure way to process things. I've found tools like a pixel art converter useful for turning photos into simple, abstract images when words feel like too much, though it's just one option among many.
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An engaging conversation with thoughtful perspectives throughout. I enjoyed the insights and the way the discussion encourages deeper reflection. I discovered this while browsing after using virtual graph paper and it was definitely worth the read.