John-Michael Lander

Survivor of child sexual abuse, certified Trainer and Life Coach for the Self-Talk Institute, voice for the voiceless he is the founder of “An Athlete’s Silence”

Survivor of child sexual abuse, certified Trainer and Life Coach for the Self-Talk Institute, voice for the voiceless he is the founder of “An Athlete’s Silence”. As an athlete, he silently endured sexual abuse and trafficking from the adults entrusted with his training while winning gold medals at the Norway and Danish Cups. He broke his silence with the TedTalk, “An Athlete’s Silence” and developed the Predatory Grooming Trifecta© and Predatory Internet Grooming© (PIG). He has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, CBC news, and has been interviewed for TIME Magazine and for the George Clooney Productions Company. Board member of The Army of Survivors, author of two novels depicting his story, “Surface Tension” and “Cracked Surface”