30: NHL Hall of Famer & Child Sex Abuse Survivor // The Story of Sheldon Kennedy

<p><strong>Sheldon Kennedy</strong> won a Memorial Cup, World Junior Gold Medal and skated for three teams in his eight-year NHL career. He is best known for his courageous decision to charge his Major Junior Hockey league coach with sexual assault for the abuse he suffered over a five-year period while a teenager under his care. Through this disclosure, and the important work that Sheldon continues to do, he has become an inspiration to millions of abuse survivors around the world.</p> <p>In 1998, he in-line skated across Canada to highlight the issue of child abuse and donated 100% of the proceeds ($1.2M) towards abuse prevention programs. During this skate he was presented with the keys to the cities of Ottawa, Toronto, and Winnipeg. His life story was made into an Award-Winning TV movie.</p> <p>Sheldon was Co-Founder of the Calgary Child Advocacy Centre, the first-of-its-kind in Canada, offering full wrap-around services for victims of child abuse. He is also the Co-Founder of Respect Group, which provides empowering online abuse, bullying and harassment prevention education to sport organizations, schools and the workplace.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>***</strong> For <strong>Show Notes</strong>, <strong>Key Points</strong>, <strong>Contact Info</strong>, <strong>Resources Mentioned</strong>, & <strong>More</strong> on this episode please visit our website: <a href= "https://rockbottom2rockinit.com/"><strong>RockBottom2RockinIt.com</strong></a>. <strong>***</strong></p> <hr /> <hr /> <p><strong>Feedback? Questions? Comments?</strong> I would love to hear from you! Contact me at us via: Email (<strong><a href= "mailto:eric@ericgilbertwilliams.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">eric@ericgilbertwilliams.com</a></strong>), LinkedIn (<a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-gilbert-williams-6696b612/"><strong>@ericgilbertwilliams</strong></a>), Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/ericgilbertw" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>@ericgilbertw</strong></a>), or Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/er