Tag: Pathways to Safety

  • This is an image of pure joy outside the door to the apartment where I was assaulted in Rome in 2008. That’s because I’m holding a draft of the legislative bill I worked on for 9 months in 2024 with…

    Almost.
  • Hello dear readers, it’s me, your long dormant afightback blog lady. I have spent the day applying for Congressional appropriations to kickstart Pathways to Safety International‘s hotline for Americans sexually assaulted or abused abroad, and it got me thinking –…

    Two D.C. Days, Many Important Meetings, Fun Shoes
  • I’ve had a helluva week for reasons I will spare you. But today… today, I was gobsmacked by this piece by the Washington Post featuring the story of why and how I mark my assault anniversary every year. Not only…

    My Traumaversary: Thank you, Washington Post.
  • Happy to share the news that I will be speaking about Pathways to Safety International at the Foreign Association of Women’s Clubs Overseas (FAWCO) Biennial Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 23. I will Skype into the session unless my…

    FAWCO: Edinburgh
  • Sharing here three posts about my ‘cool, fun job’ and my volunteer work in the Atlanta community and beyond. That last part being the only reason I agree to do these sorts of things. First and foremost, I want other…

    Some Local Love for Your Girrrll
  • In 2010, when I decided to publicly disclose my assault in the pages of Marie Claire, and then, USA Today, and here at this site, I did so with the goal of networking with others like me so that we…

    Taking the Fight Overseas