Motivational speaking • Writing • Consulting • Professional training
If your company (or non-profit organization) is looking for a paid speaker/trainer in the following areas, please don't hesitate to contact me:
- Surviving and Thriving After Trauma
- Turning Trauma into Triumph and Advocacy
- Writing your Story/The Healing Practice of Writing
I offer a few key trainings for first responders and court professionals (judges, lawyers, social workers, etc):
- Understanding Observation vs Inference (and how to avoid bias seeping into a court report)
- Understanding/Identifying Trauma Responses in DV Survivors
- Be the Change: Tips on Family Court Reforms from a Survivor
- Citizen Crime Investigations - The story of how I investigated the serial killer who ended up killing my son and pushed our justice system to finally charge and convict a murderer.
Hera speaking to a group during her training session titled "Observation vs. Inference for First Responders and Supervised Visitation Professionals" during the first Annual Crittenton Center Summit: From Challenge to Change, held at Western Iowa Tech Community College.
Published Work
My Son's Father Killed Him for Insurance Money. Full Justice Hasn't been Served. (Washington Post)
Create culture of inclusion if you want true workplace diversity (The Seattle Times)
The Other Wounded Warriors (The New York Times)
The time for federal legislation to reform family court is now (The Washington Post)
Jack Straw Podcast (Includes interview with curator Jourdan Keith about the writing process and an excerpt from my book)
Readings
HuffPost Perspectives | Why I Chose to Be a Single Parent
Crime Watch Daily | Three Part Video Series
Congressional Hearing
