February 25, 2015: Book Club Discussion led by author, Chapter IP, PEO Sisterhood, Sarasota, FL. Full Circle is a timely book for discussion about sexual harassment and abuse, including rape. The prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses is cause for great concern among students, parents and grandparents as well as college and university administrators. The 2016 election campaign revealed that this is a major cultural issue which needs to be addressed. Yet how do we begin? What are your…..
July 19, 2015: Author Event at Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot, CT. My healing from childhood rape took many years, and was a very complex process. After a breakdown at age 39, I was prescribed psychotropic meds, which I took for over 20 years. I was under the care of a psychiatrist for 26 years, and experienced a conversion during those years in therapy. The conversion, which was a powerful experience, led to a deep commitment to my Christian faith……
April 11, 12, 2016: Presentations at Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. What advice would you give to your daughter or granddaughter as she goes off to college? How would you advise her to protect herself from sexual abuse? How about your son or grandson? What advice would you give to him to protect him from being charged with sexual assault? If you had such conversations, what advice did you give?
October 3, 2016: Presentation to Chapter DM, PEO Sisterhood, Sarasota, FL. Social discourse coarsened significantly during the 2016 election campaign. Though healed from my childhood rape trauma, the impact of abusive language on my psyche is still evident in my dreams. I have been working through my response with my Dream Group, and those dreams will be a major focus of my new book, which is due to be published in the next couple of months. The title of the…..
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