Strong at the Heart
healing from sexual abuse
book for teens and adults
by Carolyn Lehman
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Carolyn's upcoming appearances

September 17-19, 2007
"STRONG AT THE HEART: Overcoming the stigma of sexual victimization" workshop
"Child Sexual Abuse: Books to Use with Youth and Families" poster session
12th International Conference on Violene, Abuse and Trauma
San Diego, CA

October 11, 2007
"STRONG AT THE HEART: Overcoming the stigma of sexual victimization"
professional training with Arturo Carillo and Sal Nuñez
Walden House
San Francisco, CA

October 13, 2007
"STRONG AT THE HEART: How it Feels to Heal from Sexual Abuse"
Berkeley Public Library
Berkeley, CA



Recent appearances

January 24, 2007, 2-3 pm Pacific Time
"Role Models for Healing from Child Sexual Abuse"
live interview with
Dr. Kathleen Brooks on
Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence

February 17, 2007, at 9 am and 11 am services
"STRONG AT THE HEART
Community and Spirituality in Healing from Sexual Abuse"
Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Bayside, California

February 24-25, 2007
"BEYOND ABUSE
Survivors of Sexual Abuse in Young Adult and Children's Literature"
invited speaker
Reading the World IX
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

November 15-18, 2006,
"Strong at the Heart: Role Models for Healing from Child Sexual Abuse"
2006 Healthy Teen Network/CACSAP
National Conference
Anaheim, CA

November 10-13, 2006,
"Sexual Abuse and Healing in Books for Young Adults"
California Library Association
108th Annual Conference
Sacramento, CA

November 9, 2006, 5-9 p.m.
feaured speaker
STRONG AT THE HEART
A Community Celebration of Women and Men Healing from Sexual Abuse
Instituto Familiar de la Raza
2919 Mission St. (between 25th & 26th)
San Francisco, CA

sponsored by
Healing for Change; Instituto Familiar de la Raza; City College Concert and Lecture Series; Project Survive; and the Women’s Studies, Business, Health Education and Community Health Studies, and Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Studies departments at City College of San Francisco.

June 17, 2006, 2 p. m.
Featured speaker
Writers in the Afternoon
Humboldt County Public Library
Main Library Meeting Room

May 2 and May 15, 2006, 9 a. m.
guest interview
The Good Life Show with Jesse Dylan
Listen live online or on Sirus channel 114.
Hear the archived interview.

April 27, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker
Take Back the Night
Redding, California
sponsored by Shasta County Victim Witness

April 27, 2006, 2006, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. PST
Author interview on "Murray in the Morning"
KQMS
Redding, California

April 22, 2006, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
"Strong At The Heart: True Stories of Healing from Sexual Abuse"
sponsored by The Women's Center
Cambridge, MA

April 20, 2006, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
"Truth to Tell"
Writing workshop for teen girls
sponsored by The Cambridge Women's Center
Cambridge, MA

April 19, 2006, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
STRONG AT THE HEART: Survivor Activism
Kirkland House Junior Common Room
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
sponsored by Take Back the Night Committee
and the Coalition Against Sexual Violence

April 5, 2006, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 10:00 a.m. Pacific
Connect for Kids
Online book chat with Susan Phillips
Archived at Connect for Kids

April 3, 2006, 7:30 p. m.
Book event with
Akaya Windwood, Staci Haynes,
and Maria Gonzalez Barrons
at Black Oak Books
Berkeley, CA

April 2, 2006, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Keynote Speaker, "The Healing Power of Words"
with Molly Fisk
Twelfth Annual Northern California
Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Conference
Davis, CA

March 30, 2006, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Book signing
introduction by Laura Davis
Bookshop Santa Cruz

March 29, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Santa Cruz Free Radio
Interview with Evelyn Hall

March 11, 12, 13, 2006
Reading the World: Children's Book Conference,
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Conference session, "Everyday Heroes: sexual abuse in young adult literature, what are we telling the kids?"

February 23, 2006, 7-8 p.m.
Award recipient
Vagina Warriors reception
Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

February 2, 2006
Humboldt Community NETwork
Invited panelist, "Teen Sexual Violence."

January 31, 2006, 6:30 a.m. (replays at 8:30 a.m.)
Good Morning Central Oregon, with Kristi Miller, Bend Broadband Radio.
Talk show guest.

January 31, 2006, 6-7:30 p.m.
Brooks Room, Bend Public Library
Public reading and discussion of STRONG AT THE HEART, to launch Darkness to Light, a community response to child sexual abuse. Sponsored by KIDs Center.

November 11, 2005, 7-9 p.m.
BOOK LAUNCH!
Northtown Books
Arcata, CA

November 7, 2005, 9:00 a.m.
The Morning Show, KHUM, 104.7 and 104.3 FM, Ferndale, California. Live interview with Cliff Berkowitz during KHUM's Stop the Violence campaign. Webcast live at www.khum.com.

November 7, 2005, 1 p.m.
Homepage, KHSU, 90.5 FM, Arcata, California. Author interview by Heather Johnson.

November 7, 2005, 2 p.m.
Through the Eyes of Women, KHSU, 90.5 FM, Arcata, California. Prerecorded interview with Ruth Mountaingrove.

November 5, 2005, LIVE at 3:40 p.m. PST, 6:40 EST
You: the Owner's Manual, Health Radio Network. Live interview with Dr. Michael Roisen. Archived at Health Radio Network. Look for 2005-11-05

October 31, 2005, 1:30-2 p.m.
Book Town, KVMR, 89.5 FM, Nevada City, California. Interview by poet Molly Fisk about the writing of STRONG AT THE HEART, webcast live at www.kvmr.org.



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