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Marjorie's Biography

Credentials:

• An incest survivor (by my father who admitted to it when I was in my mid-thirties, saying, "A lot of fathers and daughters have this kind of relationship.  It's really quite common.  They do it in the Appalachian district all the time.")
• The survivor of a long trail of domestic violence
• The survivor of numerous suicide attempts
• The survivor of two nervous breakdowns and time spent in psychiatric wards
• The mother of three childhood sexual abuse victims, two sexually molested by an ex-husband at the ages of four and five (to which he admitted shortly before his death, saying it was their fault) , one raped at gunpoint while she worked at a fast food
• Spent time in a women's shelter in the Los Angeles area as a sexually, physically, mentally and emotionally battered wife
• Spent four and a half years in recovery, during which time she wrote about her experience and developed and utilized innovative techniques to help her on her journey
• Spent three years attending weekly meetings of Alternatives to Domestic Violence in the Los Angeles area
• Worked a rigorous and honest Twelve Step Program utilizing both Incest Survivors Anonymous and Co-Dependents Anonymous
• Spent five years developing and researching REPAIR: A Program for Recovery from Incest & Childhood Sexual Abuse, including interviewing other victims across the country
• Taught REPAIR seminars in the Los Angeles area
• An interview on her experience was taped for a national television network and aired in December of 1998
• Author of twelve books, five of them on the subject of childhood sexual abuse. 
• Is currently speaking nationwide on both domestic violence and childhood sexual abuse
• Initiated The Lamplighters, a movement for victims of childhood sexual abuse
• Author of illustrated children's version of REPAIR
• Sold both children's and adult's version of REPAIR to Loving Healing Press.  The adult version was released in April of 2008. and can be purchased through Barnes&Noble.com, Amazon.com or any other major book distributors. The new title is REPAIR Your Life: A Program for Recovery from Incest & Childhood Sexual Abuse.  It can also still be purchased off this website.
• Is a member of the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Is a member of the Verde Valley Domestic Violence Task Force

Join the army of Lamplighters

REPAIR the damage done by incest and child sexual abuse. Once out of REPAIR recovery, Marjorie's slogan was, "If I'd known life was going to turn out this great, I would have started it sooner".  Make it your motto as well by having the Lamplighters show you the way.

It's never too late to get REPAIRed.  If you're a victim of rape, incest, child sexual abuse or domestic violence you can go from hurting to healing.  Join The Lamplighter movement and begin attending their support groups.  Email Marjorie at margie@thelamplighters.org  for one near you or check out the "start your own group" page.