1/ The campaign is on by @HockeyCanada & Brent Sutter

Instead of owning up 2 his abusive, gaslighting behavior, he chooses to contact former players to say some good things about him

“I know in my heart the vast majority..”

This isn’t about the vast majority...

#hockey #abuse

2/ As for the media members who are trying to attack my character & on ice playing style

The way I played & how I treated ppl off the ice was a direct reflection of the hockey environment I grew up in

I was bullied & became a bully

I was abused & am guilty of abuse

3/ If there are stories out there about me, please bring them forth so that I may have the chance to apologize & take ownership

I changed my life around when I was 25 by asking for help, facing the person I had become & making amends with people whom I’d wronged

4/ To the victims who were brave enough to come forward and share your message with me:

I understand that you are scared. I was too. I understand that some of you don’t want to continue forward bc of the abuse & backlash you are already receiving. Keep this in mind...

5/ ..you may not realize it now bc you haven’t experienced life outside of the hockey world bubble, but how you have been treated is not right & it is abuse

Telling your story will save someone from the same unnecessary suffering in the future & there is life outside of hockey

6/ To the predators who @HockeyCanada is clearly protecting, please know one thing

I will not stop

Never

You taught me that

To never quit, never waver

I will continue to gather the truth & expose these predators for what they are, gaslight abusers

7/ Codependency = “excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner.”

In a gaslighting relationship, the gaslighter has the power to grant acceptance, approval, respect, safety, and security. He or she also has the power (and often threatens to) take those things away

8/ My hope is that enough young men continue to wake up from this type of abuse, share their stories and begin the recovery process for themselves and for many others who notice their strength

#hockey #abuse #mentalhealth #FridayMotivation #FridayThoughts