Stronger. Braver. Wiser.: How My #MeToo Story Helped Me Thrive
By (Author) Jennifer Potter
Trigger Publishing
Trigger Publishing
8th January 2019
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Memoirs
True stories of survival of abuse and injustice
Paperback
144
Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 9mm
Jennifer Potter might never have said anything. She might have just let everything rest. But after seeing the progress made by the #MeToo movement, she knew she had to speak up. So she told the police about her rape.
At just 17 years old, she was assaulted by a family friend, someone close to her. She told her parents but she didn't report it. Filled with shame about what had happened, she tried to forget about it instead. But trauma leaves scars that can't be seen, and she spent years trying to run away, only to find that she kept running into the very thing she was trying to flee. And so she chose to file a report, in the hope that she might heal.
But revisiting the trauma brought everything back: the memories, the pain, the shame of being assaulted. And being questioned on the stand, 20 years after the attack, was like a living nightmare. Maybe this was all for nothing...
Stronger. Braver. Wiser. is fundamentally a story of triumph; a real-life David vs Goliath tale of a woman finding her own justice in a world that sought to rob her of it.
Jennifer Potter has been successfully coaching individuals of all backgrounds for more than fifteen years, is NLP practitioner qualified, DiSC certified, and has a degree in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture bringing together the best of eastern and western wisdom for wellness. She is passionate about finding a way to be authentically you, speaking your truth and living courageously and applies this philosophy to all of her life. In addition to her core work she has spoken publicly at inspirational events, and supports local and national charities to inspire positive change.