Speak Loud

Dr. Rosenna Bakari is a graduate of Cornell University with a Ph.D. in Psychology and is the founder of an international organization that focuses exclusively on empowering adult survivors. She is also a multiple book author, including the title “The Living Open Model of Advocacy and Support” related to mental wellness, and is herself an incest survivor. In addition to her accomplishments academically, Dr. Bakari is also a blackbelt in the martial arts and received her Ph.D. and her blackbelt while raising children.Her incest and abuse came from within her family, and one day a family member who knew of her abuse invited the violator into her home. Although the violator didn’t show up, she felt extremely unsafe around the member of the family who tried to arrange this meeting. “I felt so unsafe that it triggered a PTSD event.” The family member who arranged this meeting thought that Rosenna had healed from her tragedy because she was successful. The violator was the family member’s husband."I hadn't