speaking

“Amy is a passionate disciple, eager to share (through wit and wisdom) of God’s healing hand in her life.  Her message is one of hope and redemption, bringing beauty from the ashes.  Her precious heart is bared for all to see through her writing and her speaking.”

~Serena Duke, Director of Project Management for Communications at Grace Community Church

I am pleased and honored to serve your group as a speaker on the following topics:

• Brokenness and Christianity
• Parenting in the midst of brokenness
• Survivors of sexual trauma and abuse
• Postpartum depression and perinatal mood disorders

I am an official member of the RAINN Speaker’s Bureau. My experience includes individually tailored talks for :

• Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) groups
• various church groups (including teens, men and women)
• large professional health care groups
• survivor speaker panels

I am humbled and thrilled to be able to hopefully reach even more who need to hear my story of hope and freedom.

 2010 speaking events:

• February, 2010, Mothers of Preschoolers, featured speaker on the topic of finding hope in brokenness related to perinatal mood disorders and abuse
• April, 2010: Perinatal Mood Disorder Conference: Survivor Panel Member
• April, 2010: RAINN “Take Back the Night” fundraiser, featured speaker 

2011 speaking events:

• East 91st Street Christian Church MOPS (February)
• Crawfordsville MOPS (March)

2012 speaking events:

• Common Ground Church, January, 2012

From Catherine Dwyer, Program Manager, DIRECTIONS! Rape Crisis Support & Advocacy Services: “My thanks to Amy for helping make our Take Back the Night event a success.  Amy delivered a speech from her heart.  She shared her story of incest and her journey of healing,  allowing the audience to feel her pain and glimpse the experience of ‘brokenness’ that survivors of rape must go through as they begin the healing process.  She allowed herself to be open and vulnerable enough to share from the deepest part of her soul.  Her courage to speak out touched the audience in ways that encouraged them to examine their attitudes and beliefs about rape.  It helped to motivate them toward ending victim blaming and finding the courage within themselves to speak out against rape and sexual assault. Thanks again to Amy and to survivors everywhere for your courage and inspiration.”