December 30, 2018

The Double Standards Male Survivors Face

This month, it is my joy to introduce you to Karl Kaputski, entrepreneur, author, and Beyond Survivor. Karl is up to some really big things in his life, but he had to fight to overcome trauma that started at the age of 8 and carried on well into his adult years. I know you will be inspired by Karl's story.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxMwHBU2nd0

Here are some pertinent facts about me:

Born into a blue collar family in Chicago with 3 brothers and traditional stay at home mother.

Younger brother was a special needs child. (mentally retarded)

Raped at the age of 8

Sexually molested at the age of 13

Quiet, introverted...first date at the age of 19.

Married at 29, and raised 8 children, (5 daughters)

Divorced 24 years later and obtained custody after suffering through extreme mental, verbal and some physical abuse from my ex spouse who suffered life long through severe bi-polar disorder. During this time span I had suffered the humility of being accused of domestic violence only to have this charge thrown out of court due to false accusations.

I suffered deep depression, anxiety and self worthlessness during these periods. Hiding under tables, locking myself in my car, even trying to hide within my own house to get away from the verbal and mental abuse that was beating down on me.

After all of this. I went through open heart surgery after suffering a massive heart attack that had me dead for six minutes.

This is where my story begins. I started to apply all those experiences I learned through helping others in their walk in life in reaching their peak performance and started applying it to myself. 


As a man, I never had realize what the impact of the early on tragic experiences had affected me. I was broken and and never known it. Unlike a woman, a man was always taught to be tough, silent and to move on. Society preached different standards for men and some men took advantage of it. 

But just like my female counterparts, I was insecure, embarrassed, intimidated and suffered through never ending bad endings. After encountering a woman who told me her story of being raped and suffering through physical abuse did it dawn on me that this was an everyday problem and it had to be stopped. 


At that moment my life changed. I made up my mind I was going to finally wake up and have a life! Working really hard, I followed my own teachings and created everyday habits and worked on my five facets of life. I knew that only then would I be able to accomplish what I set out to do. I have a great, happy life now...I feel absolutely fabulous. But I have not forgotten the victims who haven't been as lucky as me. 

I spend my time now working with groups, individuals, businesses sharing my story and helping them create a new culture within. I developed The Way Rad (quite excellent) Culture Experience. A program that helps rape, sexual abuse, and injustice survivors get their lives back and reclaim, reinvent and reignite the spark that each one of us has in them. I now spend my time speaking to audiences, conducting workshops, putting together programs and making society aware of what needs to be done to eliminate this problem in society.


Read Part 2: How to Start Your Day with What Really Matters

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Best I can tell I would classify myself as an entrepreneur. A seven times business owner, #1 best selling author, international keynote speaker and by the way, and injustice survivor. Working as a peak performance consultant in many different aspects in the business and personal world for 30 plus years, I have had the experience to delve into 54 different industries with individuals in all sorts of professions to help create within them a peak performance culture. 

Did you know that you can create predictable and profitable results in all five facets of your life? It's all about your emotional, mental, physical, financial and spiritual well being that are intertwined and affect how happy and successful you are going to be.


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My Beyond Surviving Program is my in-depth program of live coaching calls and support that teach you how to finally be free of the past and move on with your life. 

It's for you if you want step-by-step support to reliably and consistently navigate life with clarity and ease. 

This program is designed for all types of survivors who are sick and tired of going around the same mountain over and over again and who want to learn specific tools and skills for transforming their lives. 

In the Beyond Surviving program, I've combined what I have learned through my own journey of recovery from sexual abuse, my study of neuroscience, my training in counseling psychology, and my experience working with hundreds of clients. I have included every lesson, exercise, worksheet, client example, and training module that has made a difference for me and my clients into this program. 

We use my guidebook, Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse, as the roadmap through seven modules that address the critical areas of life that are impacted by abuse. 

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