Karen Stefano In Conversation With Rosenna Bakari Sep 7 2018

Karen Stefano is the author of the forthcoming memoir Vigilance (Rare Bird Books 2019) and the short story collection The Secret Games of Words (1GlimpsePress 2015). Her work has appeared in The Rumpus, Ms. Magazine, California Lawyer, Psychology Today, The South Carolina Review, Tampa Review, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Epiphany, and elsewhere. She is also a JD/MBA with more than twenty years of complex litigation experience. To learn more about Karen, please visit: www.stefanokaren.com Dr. Rosenna Bakari is a scholar, motivational speaker, and social advocate. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado, her Master's degree in Counseling from the State University of New York and her undergraduate degree in psychology from Cornell University. As a psychologist, writer, black belt, spoken-word artist, and a marathon finisher, she lives life to the fullest. Dr. Bakari has always loved writing and wrote her first book while she was a stay-at-home parent in 1994. Her poetry collection consists of over 150 poems and she enjoys participating in open mic events. She has 15 years of training in tae kwon do and is an avid runner as well. She finds her mental strength through training her physical body and uses her writing to support others in their healing journey. She is the founder and executive director of Talking Trees, Inc., an empowerment organization for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.