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Tonight's special guest is Svava Brooks, a returning NAASCA member who now hails from the Pacific Northwest. Svava's a child abuse survivor, activist and coach, who's holding another interview of her summits on healing after trauma. "The Journey to the Heart; How to thrive after trauma by loving your body, mind and spirit" will be start on January 15th with 20 interviews with experts on healing after trauma. Include will be Dr. Felitti on the ACE study, Peter Levine, David Berceli and more. Here's the link to the Summit registration page that shows the list of experts being interviewed in this summit: www.TheJourneyToTheHeart.com. Svava is a survivor of child sexual abuse and the co-founder of a nationwide child sexual abuse prevention and education organization in Iceland called “Blátt áfram.” She's also a certified instructor and facilitator for Darkness to Light Stewards of Children, as well as a certified Crisis Intervention Specialist, a certified Parent Educator, a BellaNet Teen support group facilitator, and an Abuse Survivor Coach. Nearly all her work is done over the internet right now. "I serve coaching clients all over the world," she says. Svava has dedicated her life to ending the cycle of child sexual abuse through education, awareness, and by helping survivors heal and thrive. She's a certified facilitator for Advance! , a program created by Connections to restore authentic identity. Every week she writes about healing after trauma on her blog: www.educate4change.com. Svava also leads a discussion forum on Child Sexual Abuse Healing and Recovery online.