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Long Term Effects of Sexual Assault

We know that sexual assault and harassment is psychologically traumatizing to the victim. As we have just witnessed in the recent Congressional hearings, these psychological effects are long lasting. Our understanding of the impact, however, continues to expand. A new study released last week shows that the trauma many victims feel is not limited to […]

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Making Work Safer for All Women

Every day the headlines reveal another scandal, as yet another brave woman shares her story and detailing male behaviors – including sexual abuse, predatory behavior or inappropriate sexual contact – that have typically gone unpunished. As women stand up in numbers, and people pay attention, it becomes impossible for their alleged harassers to brush them

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Women Gain Power Through Our Stories

by Dr. Nancy O’Reilly When I tell my story, I find a connection with other women that is so close I feel like something magical occurs. We connect through our shared truth, and the hardships and traumatic events of life that made us grow and push past the barriers that held us back. Once we

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Finding New Purpose after Nearly Dying

As an  award winning public relations professional and successful small business development consultant, Nancy Michaels’ life was perfect on the outside and crumbling on the inside. With a marriage on the rocks and an ongoing illness that had progressed for eight months, Nancy was  hit by a health tsunami. A virus caught during surgery entered

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How to Rebuild Your Strength and Recover After A Crisis

Well-meaning people will say, “Pull yourself together,”  but how exactly can you do that when you feel shattered and exhausted by what you’ve been through? I’ve spent a lot of time helping people cope with the aftermath of crisis and devastating trauma, and I know it isn’t easy. But I have observed some common threads

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Protect Yourself from Abuse

Domestic violence is a widespread problem that occurs among all ages, genders, races, educational backgrounds, and socioeconomic groups. What is the Extent of a Domestic Abuse Problem? Nearly 2 million women are battered annually and more likely than men to be murdered as the result of domestic violence. Approximately 2 million children annually are seriously

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Love Never Dies Foundation Seeks End to Domestic Violence

[WomenSpeak has long focused on empowering women, and freeing women from abuse is close to Dr. Nancy’s heart. Please read and take seriously the lessons in this heart wrenching article. Your caring and involvement could be the magic touch needed to help another woman move from trauma to triumph.] by Kathryn Wiechert July, 2010 for

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Note from Contest Winner Jennifer Rigano Denbo

Please send up your prayers for our contest winner Jennifer Rigano Denbo who begins her chemotherapy today, February 20. Follow her blog. Keep the faith, Jennifer. We are all pulling for you. ~Dr. nancy I asked her if I could share with you the note she sent us: “I won the contest and I want

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