Empowerment Media Arts
Survivorship
Sadly, I am now a part of a worldwide sisterhood that I never wanted to join. I am a domestic violence and financial abuse survivor. It is an experience that changed me forever. However, I am not a victim. I am determined to empower others through survivorship, and my skills as a speaker, writer, and artist.
Do you know how pervasive abuse is?
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More than 1 in 4 women will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime.
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1 in 5 women will be raped in her lifetime.
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50% of people experience verbal or emotional abuse in their relationships.
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AND 98% of those who experience domestic abuse also experience financial abuse.
The number one reason people stay or return to a domestic abuse situation is financial abuse. If you never heard the term financial abuse, you aren't alone. Nearly 75% of Americans never heard it either. I want to change that. If you want to solve a problem, you need to understand it first. I understand it and I plan to make others aware of it.
If you are experiencing abuse of any kind. I want you to know, you aren't alone. You can and will survive. I did it and you can too. I will tell you my story in my new book: Survivorship: How I Survived My Personal 9-11 and You Can Too. It will be available here soon. In the meantime there are plenty of videos and interviews I have done that you can view on YouTube. You can also attend one of my retreats or workshops.
If you would like to attend one of my workshops or have me speak in your community, please email me at:
empowermentmediaarts@gmail.com
The Workshops
Victim No More - This 90 minute workshop is offered for groups of 5 or more survivors. We emphasize a survivor mindset and touch upon simple things you can do to cultivate healing and hope as you move forward with survivorship.
Tell Your Story - In this 90 minute workshop you will learn how to find key elements of your story and shorten them into a small written or spoken piece to share with others. Emphasis is placed on finding relatable and universal things to share and balancing emotions in order to present.
Keys to Life 1 - This 90 minute workshop is part of a series on key concepts that help us all improve relationships, finances, and other life essentials by applying common sense approaches consistently.
Each 90 minute workshop is $90 per person and requires at least 5 participants. If you choose to host a workshop and recruit four or more attendees in addition to yourself, you will receive a discount for yourself.