Dani Bostick

Educator, Writer, Advocate Self

  • Winchester VA

Disrupting the culture of shame and silence surrounding sexual assault and child sexual abuse.

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Biography

An educator, speaker, writer and advocate Dani considers herself first and foremost a disruptor of shame and silence. A victim of child sexual abuse, Dani speaks openly about her experience-- from the crime itself to reporting it three decades later-- candidly and openly.

Dani's written work about about trauma, mental health, and women's issues has appeared in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, The Week, and other outlets.

She speaks on a wide range of topics:

Sexual abuse and assault
PTSD
Resiliency
Domestic Violence
Women's issues
Cultural issues in the NFL
Mental health
Dead languages
Classroom management
Other topics related to education

Industry Expertise

Mental Health Care
Women
Education/Learning

Areas of Expertise

Representations and Uses of Greco-Roman Antiquity
Sexual Assault Awareness
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
Ptsd
Motivational Interviewing
Pedagogy

Education

University of Colorado

M.A.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

2015

University of Scranton

M.S.

Curriculum and Instruction

2008

Catholic University of America

B.A.

Greek and Latin

1998

Summa cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Academic All American

Languages

  • English
  • Italian
  • Spanish

Media Appearances

On the Line

Vice  online

2015-06-29

Vice reporter Liz Field hosted a panel discussion about untested rape kits. My segment begins at 11:30.

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Decades later, victims of sexual assault speak out

HuffPost Live  online

2015-04-06

Adult victims of child sexual abuse share their stories.

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Former coach gets 15 years for child sex abuse

WUSA9  tv

2014-09-11

Raw footage of an interview with WUSA after the perpetrator associated with my case was sentenced.

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Event Appearances

Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance

COVA 2015  Keystone, Colorado

2015-10-28

TEDx Colorado Springs

TEDx Colorado Springs  Colorado Springs, Colorado

2015-10-17

USA Swimming

Safe Sport Conference  Colorado Springs, Colorado

2014-02-09

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Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$500 to $5000*Will consider certain engagements for no fee

Articles

After 30 years a woman confronts her abuser- and herself

The Washington Post

2014-11-14

"Like some victims, I took years-- decades actually-- to come to grips with what happened to me. But unlike most, I ultimately came forward, reported the crime, and allowed my name to be used in public court records and news accounts."

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9 things you should never say to a rape victim

Marie Claire

2015-08-04

1. Any statement that begins with "at least."

There is no mitigating the horror and pain of a sexual assault by comparing it with another worse crime. "At least you've learned how to function." "At least" statements ignore the victim's present pain.

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PTSD: It's not just for veterans

Huffington Post

2015-10-19

It's easy to explain away symptoms as more socially acceptable and common conditions. "Must be depression!" Or, "Oh, I guess I've always been hypersensitive." Those statements are easier to say than, "I think I have PTSD."

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