Robert Maniscalco is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and has been a professional creative his entire adult life. Born in 1959 in Detroit, he has lived in New York, New Orleans and currently in Charleston. His commission portraits and fine art are part of over a thousand collections throughout North America. In Detroit he hosted Artbeat on PBS and founded the Maniscalco Gallery. As a fine artist, he likes to work in multiple series. Perhaps his most enduring series is that of a commission portrait artist, immortalizing Supreme Court Justices as well as children and families. Robert blogs on a wide range of subjects and written three other books, The Fishly and Point of Art. His fourth book, an Amazon #1 bestseller, is a full color drawing/painting method, called The Power of Positive Painting. He is an actor/director, writer/playwright, musician/composer and teacher, a former Adjunct Professor of fine art and theatre at Charleston Southern University and drawing illustration at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Robert has expanded his creative milieu to include courtroom sketching, covering the Dylann Roof and Michael Slager trials in Charleston. His multi-disciplinary play, Vincent John Doe, received its world premiere, to rave reviews, during the 2018 and 2019 Piccolo Spoleto Festivals. He is now a regular exhibitor in the Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition. Robert was also one of the 200 audience members on Oprah Winfrey’s groundbreaking episode on male childhood sexual abuse.
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/.
Contact info for Robert:
Books (Amazon)
Comedy Bits (Youtube):
Vincent John Doe (new Play with CSA Themes)
Other Links Mentioned:
Jack Van Impe (Wikipedia)
Speaking in Tongues (Wikipedia)
Baptism with the Holy Spirit (Wikipedia)
Secular Humanism (Wikipedia)
“You only fail when you stop trying” - Thomas Edison (GoodReads)
Previous HFMS podcast episode mentioned (links to Spotify):
Oprah's "200 Men Come Forward" TV event:
Watch PART 2 here (preview only)
EMDR (Wikipedia)
Exposure Therapy (Wikipedia)
PTSD - Symptoms & Causes (links to Mayo Clnic)
Don Harvey (IMDB)
Tyler Perry (Wikipedia)
Primal Therapy (Wikipedia)
The Last Judgment (Wikipedia)
Dylann Roof (wikipedia)
Other Helpful Links:
Groups offering Men’s Healing Weekend Retreats
Marked Men for Christ (faith-based)
Edge Venture (faith-based)
The Crucible Project (faith-based)
Brothers Road (multi-faith)
Please Note: The views and opinions expressed by guests of this podcast are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them, their beliefs, or any entity they represent, by neither Mike Chapman nor Polar Life Consulting.
**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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