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The Intersection of Patriarchy and Abuse with Ashley Easter

The Intersection of Patriarchy and Abuse with Ashley Easter

Last updated on: January 29, 2024 at 11:19 am by Karl J. Forehand

The Intersection of Patriarchy and Abuse with Ashley Easter 2024-01-29T11:19:39-06:00 Karl J. Forehand

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The Intersection of Patriarchy and Abuse

The Intersection of Patriarchy and Abuse

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Ashley Easter is a trained victim advocate, an author, a founder of an internationally attended abuse survivor conference, CEO of Courage 365, a television producer, an ordained reverend, an international speaker, an empowerment coach, and Vice-President of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests.

I was lucky to create a Leaning Forward conference with all these women and their wisdom!

Leaning Forward is the title of a book by Karl and Laura Forehand about moving beyond the confines of organized religion. It is also the title of an online conference we have hosted for several years. This year, we decided to host a series of podcasts primarily to help us understand religious trauma and how to move forward. We are also hosting an online conference with the understanding that amplifying women’s voices is probably the most important component.

This is a conference powered by women but designed for men and women who want to heal from trauma and identify ways to do better in the future!

Ashley Easter shared “The Intersection of Patriarchy and Abuse.”

https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/1333/2023/12/Ashley-ad.mp4

The complete version of Ashley’s talk is on YouTube!

To see other speakers and a few extras, access the following link:

https://thedesertsanctuary.org/leaning-forward-2023/

The videos below are from the conference held on December 9th. They are free to access, but please consider donating to help offset expenses using the scan below.

If you share the videos, please use this page to share as it contains pointers to resources, etc.

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About Karl Forehand

Karl Forehand is a former pastor, podcaster, and award-winning author. His books include Out into the Desert, Leaning Forward, Apparent Faith: What Fatherhood Taught Me About the Father’s Heart, The Tea Shop and Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity. He is the creator of The Desert Sanctuary podcast and community. He is married to his wife Laura of 35 years and has one dog named Winston. His three children are grown and are beginning to multiply! You can read more about the author here.

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