Shari Botwin and Janice Baker-Kinney: Thriving After Trauma

Shari Botwin

Shari Botwin, LCSW, has been counseling survivors of all types of trauma for twenty+ years. Her second book, “Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing” deals with overcoming trauma including physical and sexual abuse, war-related injury, loss due to tragedy or illness and natural disasters. Real stories and practical tools shed light on how to let go of the shame, guilt, anger, and despair after a traumatic experience.

Shari has conducted Keynote presentations for Universities and professional conferences throughout the US. She’s given expert testimony on breaking stories related to trauma on international media outlets; including, NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, CTV News, CP-24 News, CNN and Radio Europe. Shari has also published feature articles in several online trade magazines including, Thrive Global, Huffington Post, The Toronto Star, The Authority Magazine and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Janice Baker-Kinney

Janice Baker-Kinney is a Bill Cosby survivor and 1 of 5 women called to testify in the 2nd trial which resulted in Mr. Cosby convicted of 3 counts of sexual assault. She was a part of a small group of women in California that spoke before the State Assembly in Sacramento and helped to pass SB-813, the law which eliminated the statute of limitations on sexual assault and rape.

Janice’s testimony can be found in Shari Botwin’s book, “Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing”.