Living Well
These were a series of correspondence’s I had with the Living Well Foundation, specifically interactions with Dr. Gary Foster who eventually agreed to publish my '“realstory” as part of the Anglicare funded organisation he headed up.
The final publish article is available at; https://www.livingwell.org.au/from-men/stories-of-mens-experience/alexs-real-story/
Gary Foster <GFoster@anglicaresq.org.au>
Apr 21, 2017, 9:17 AM
to me
Hi Alex
My apologies for the delayed response to your Living Well contact.
I have watched the ‘Real Stories’ video and read your story in the PDF. I appreciate you offering to share some of your story on the Living Well website.
I am very conscious and want to be upfront that Living Well, although funded by Federal and State government specifically to provide support to men who have experienced child sexual abuse or sexual assault, is also part of the larger organisation of Anglicare Southern Queensland (you would have seen this from my email address). I understand given the crimes committed against you by members of the Church of England Boys Society and failures of the larger organisation that Living Well being part of Anglicare may make you wish to review the offer. Having said this, I would welcome the opportunity to talk further with you.
I would be interested in talking about how we may include and present your story on the living Well website in ways that are useful for men who have been sexually abused or assaulted and you are comfortable with.
Please feel free to contact me by email or by phone if that works for you.
Apologies once again for the delayed response and this email coming out of the blue.
All the best.
Gary.
Dr Gary Foster
Manager Living Well
www.makeadifferencetogether.tumblr.com
Email: gfoster@anglicaresq.org.au
Phone: (61) 07 3028 4648
Mobile: (61) 0439 731 115
Alexander Hayes <alex@alexanderhayes.com>
Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 3:29 PM
to Gary, bcc: Magali
Hi Gary,
I would welcome my story being presented through your organisation or any means to reach men who may have suffered similar to me.
To offer hope means to offer our story forward so that others can learn from and live well from anothers experience. What ways do you think would be appropriate for my story to appear in your website or your publications?
