Drew John Ladd
@djohnladd.bsky.social
Powerlifter | Dog Dad | Sunflower Savvy | 🏳️🌈 🐻 🏋🏾♂️
“When someone tells you they’ve survived sexual abuse, the conversation can feel tender for everyone involved: the person choosing what to share, and the person trying to respond with care. How can we make those moments feel safer, more honest, and less lonely?”
Let’s talk about it.
Let’s talk about it.
A survivor of childhood sexual abuse speaks his truth. We’re listening.
When survivors of sexual abuse speak, how can we listen better? The executive director of CT Alliance to End Sexual Violence offers guidance, and Drew John Ladd shares his story.
www.ctpublic.org
August 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM
“When someone tells you they’ve survived sexual abuse, the conversation can feel tender for everyone involved: the person choosing what to share, and the person trying to respond with care. How can we make those moments feel safer, more honest, and less lonely?”
Let’s talk about it.
Let’s talk about it.
Male bumblebees (drones) often sleep outdoors on or inside flowers. Sunflowers are a favorite. I found this little guy fast asleep in the garden this morning.
July 20, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Male bumblebees (drones) often sleep outdoors on or inside flowers. Sunflowers are a favorite. I found this little guy fast asleep in the garden this morning.
A Turkey Vulture rides the thermals as smoke from the Canadian wildfires stains the sky
July 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
A Turkey Vulture rides the thermals as smoke from the Canadian wildfires stains the sky
On this day, the tallest flowers were 55+ inches tall. Plants are growing at a rate of 3 inches a day. Some are coming in a bit faster than that.
July 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
On this day, the tallest flowers were 55+ inches tall. Plants are growing at a rate of 3 inches a day. Some are coming in a bit faster than that.
This is from mid-June or so.
July 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is from mid-June or so.
I started much later than I typically do. This is from back at the end of May or so.
July 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I started much later than I typically do. This is from back at the end of May or so.
