SHANNON MORONEY, B.A., B.Ed., M.A., R.S.W., is the author of two bestselling memoirs: Through the Glass (2011), her own story following the violent crimes of her first husband; and Out of the Shadows (2019), the story of human trafficking survivor Timea Nagy. Both are published worldwide. Shannon is also an internationally recognized advocate of restorative justice, a powerful speaker, one of the "world's 50 most resilient people" (Global Resilience Project), a New York Times "Woman in the World" recommended writer, and is featured by the International Forgiveness Project. She travels extensively to lead transformative forgiveness and healing retreats for people and communities overcoming trauma, and to keynote justice and mental health conferences. Shannon is a registered social worker and trauma therapist specialized in treating survivors of sexual assault and trafficking, as well as family members of sex offenders. She has provided expert testimony in court, consultation on crime bills, and she supports attorneys and journalists to pursue trauma-informed practices to survivors of sex crimes. In 2019, Shannon launched a line of empathy-building greeting cards called #FindTheWords. Proceeds from these cards go to support her on-the-land healing programs for survivors. View and order these cards at [...]

Shannon Moroney lives in Toronto, Canada. She is the founder and clinical director of Shannon Moroney & Associates, Inc., "Supporting your journey to post-traumatic growth". Discover more at [...] and visit Shannon at [...]