A Voice Less Ordinary Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-voice-less-ordinary a narration of 'A Blog Less Ordinary' writing orginally posted on a male survivors forum. © 2026 Steve Foster 46b578f9-9af2-585c-b723-707867006985 yes en Wed, 20 May 2026 19:02:54 +0100 Wed, 20 May 2026 19:03:13 +0100 https://stevevfoster.blog/about/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/EvQIimEyR3EifHeiGHKwUlPukiFwNeRc3ZFvIjVEh-A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iZGFi/NzZmYThlNDYyZjUx/MTM3NGU1Y2JlMDY0/ZTQ5MC5qcGc.jpg A Voice Less Ordinary https://stevevfoster.blog/about/ episodic Steve Foster a narration of 'A Blog Less Ordinary' writing orginally posted on a male survivors forum. a narration of 'A Blog Less Ordinary' writing orginally posted on a male survivors forum. male sexual abuse, childhood, abuse, therapy Steve Foster stevevfoster@mac.com No Yes Episode 7 ~ Scribbles 2 2 7 7 Episode 7 ~ Scribbles full 9ae8e8de-fd10-4d68-abfb-3d84ac015c11 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b209851f A bonus episode of various bits of writing, vague ideas or Wordpress daily writing prompts. 

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]]> male sexual abuse, childhood, abuse, therapy No Episode 6 2 2 6 6 Episode 6 full 6add885f-386d-4add-b6d1-9840dadbceb1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1cd8c221 ' ... I think I have decided a few things, I don’t want to be owned by anybody anymore. I am pretty sure I am done with that.'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

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This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:05:00 +0100 Steve Foster Steve Foster 901 ' ... I think I have decided a few things, I don’t want to be owned by anybody anymore. I am pretty sure I am done with that.'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

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This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

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This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:05:00 +0100 Steve Foster Steve Foster 830 ' ... We are meeting today and i have woken up feeling anxious and a whirl of emotions.'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> male sexual abuse, childhood, abuse, therapy No Episode 4 2 2 4 4 Episode 4 full bba329a7-305d-407f-aae3-f49af613ed82 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a69bbaea ' ... You do know that he never touched you for the intention of giving you pleasure? He only touched you because he enjoyed it.'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> ' ... You do know that he never touched you for the intention of giving you pleasure? He only touched you because he enjoyed it.'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:05:00 +0000 Steve Foster Steve Foster 1030 ' ... You do know that he never touched you for the intention of giving you pleasure? He only touched you because he enjoyed it.'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> male sexual abuse, childhood, abuse, therapy No Episode 3 2 2 3 3 Episode 3 full f7bb2df7-0d69-45a8-8421-fa5729ac1c57 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9c40deac ' ... The crime was always small the retribution always huge'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

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This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:05:00 +0000 Steve Foster Steve Foster 862 ' ... The crime was always small the retribution always huge'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> male sexual abuse, childhood, abuse, therapy No Episode 2 2 2 2 2 Episode 2 full 21ec6c41-63d7-4c9b-a1ce-5623a93fe2f2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b31810b0 ' ... I find myself talking of dark, intense, intimate things that I would never say elsewhere'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

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This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:05:00 +0000 Steve Foster Steve Foster 797 ' ... I find myself talking of dark, intense, intimate things that I would never say elsewhere'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> male sexual abuse, childhood, abuse, therapy No Episode 1 2 2 1 1 Episode 1 full be1cc434-86eb-4c57-a186-8ca53926c081 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a1c215fe ' ... I am fairly sure that by at least 7 years old I could disassociate almost at will'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> ' ... I am fairly sure that by at least 7 years old I could disassociate almost at will'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:05:00 +0000 Steve Foster Steve Foster 1129 ' ... I am fairly sure that by at least 7 years old I could disassociate almost at will'

This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> male sexual abuse, childhood, abuse, therapy No Episode 7 ~ Scribbles 1 1 7 7 Episode 7 ~ Scribbles full dafad85c-88a9-424c-9f1f-80117aeaccca https://share.transistor.fm/s/d00b238c A bonus episode of various bits of writing, vague ideas or Wordpress daily writing prompts. 

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]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:05:00 +0000 Steve Foster Steve Foster 1038 A bonus episode of various bits of writing, vague ideas or Wordpress daily writing prompts. 

]]> male sexual abuse, male survivor, childhood sexual abuse, trauma recovery, C-PTSD, complex trauma, men’s mental health, emotional healing, survivor stories, personal storytelling, spoken word, narrative podcast, audio journal, therapy, recovery journey No Episode 6 1 1 6 6 Episode 6 full 5bdebcef-a31a-4afa-a37a-fb33726dcbbc https://share.transistor.fm/s/b98d7d5f ‘ … I have asked often what I would have been if this had never happened to me. ‘


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

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This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:30:00 +0000 Steve Foster Steve Foster 1057 ‘ … I have asked often what I would have been if this had never happened to me. ‘


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> male sexual abuse, male survivor, childhood sexual abuse, trauma recovery, C-PTSD, complex trauma, men’s mental health, emotional healing, survivor stories, personal storytelling, spoken word, narrative podcast, audio journal, therapy, recovery journey No Episode 5 1 1 5 5 Episode 5 full a9fc0b82-d7af-4fe2-bf25-fe9e5c4e1246 https://share.transistor.fm/s/97cb7387 '… we didn’t understand it then and we don’t understand it now’


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

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This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 04:30:00 +0000 Steve Foster Steve Foster 937 '… we didn’t understand it then and we don’t understand it now’


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> male sexual abuse, male survivor, childhood sexual abuse, trauma recovery, C-PTSD, complex trauma, men’s mental health, emotional healing, survivor stories, personal storytelling, spoken word, narrative podcast, audio journal, therapy, recovery journey No Episode 4 1 1 4 4 Episode 4 full 73d1d49c-f5cc-4914-b532-a869b11b1e29 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0e3b10ac ‘… I like it and despise it, it makes me feel shame and disgust in equal measure.’


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

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This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:30:00 +0000 Steve Foster Steve Foster 917 ‘… I like it and despise it, it makes me feel shame and disgust in equal measure.’


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> male sexual abuse, male survivor, childhood sexual abuse, trauma recovery, C-PTSD, complex trauma, men’s mental health, emotional healing, survivor stories, personal storytelling, spoken word, narrative podcast, audio journal, therapy, recovery journey No Episode 3 1 1 3 3 Episode 3 full acf3681a-ed06-4334-a8a9-bb95cbcee276 https://share.transistor.fm/s/21db8697 '... I always make the decision to stay awake. Tired is better than scared.'


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

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This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 04:30:00 +0000 Steve Foster Steve Foster 1018 '... I always make the decision to stay awake. Tired is better than scared.'


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.

]]> male sexual abuse, male survivor, childhood sexual abuse, trauma recovery, C-PTSD, complex trauma, men’s mental health, emotional healing, survivor stories, personal storytelling, spoken word, narrative podcast, audio journal, therapy, recovery journey No Episode 2 1 1 2 2 Episode 2 full 18d12aa9-3e5c-4370-95a5-a3f30696e45f https://share.transistor.fm/s/4daa8b5f  '…  if nothing else it will prove to myself that I mean this, this is for real, I’m not messing about'


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.


]]>  '…  if nothing else it will prove to myself that I mean this, this is for real, I’m not messing about'


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.


]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:30:00 +0000 Steve Foster Steve Foster 861  '…  if nothing else it will prove to myself that I mean this, this is for real, I’m not messing about'


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.


]]> male sexual abuse, male survivor, childhood sexual abuse, trauma recovery, C-PTSD, complex trauma, men’s mental health, emotional healing, survivor stories, personal storytelling, spoken word, narrative podcast, audio journal, therapy, recovery journey No Episode 1 1 1 1 1 Episode 1 full 08ea35d3-037b-4be2-af6f-9d7a7179d54c https://share.transistor.fm/s/0b225058 'Touching the edges of fear. Leaning against the edges of understanding'


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.


]]> 'Touching the edges of fear. Leaning against the edges of understanding'


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.


]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:51:17 +0000 Steve Foster Steve Foster 1105 'Touching the edges of fear. Leaning against the edges of understanding'


This podcast is a personal exploration of how childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse affected my life — and the slow, sometimes surprising journey into therapy and understanding that followed.


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