Karen Doughty – Author, Speaker, Ambassador of Change, has been committed to serving people who've experienced post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of rape, incest, and sexual assault since 2004. Her client list ranges from the Department of Veteran Affairs, Evangeline Sexual Assault Center, and Baton Rouge Children’s Advocacy Center. Though Karen obtained corporate success with her former employer by qualifying for the most difficult scheme using unique key codes in record-breaking time; she managed to pull off masking a life-long secret. Her itch for knowledge of that secret landed her with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work and a Master’s of Science in Criminal Justice.

 

While on her journey of discovery, Karen found her purpose in volunteerism with sexual assault non-profits. Her conscientious efforts to empower others were fueled by the knowledge she obtained from learning that her experience is common with the one and four girls and one and six boys sexually abused before their eighteen birthdays. She too confirms that internalizing sexual abuse becomes rooted in the soul, felt in the emotions, and externalized in the behavior. These played a significant role in Karen’s failed attempt at suicide. Essentially, it was the breakthrough she needed. 

 

Karen, therefore, expresses the “joy she felt" from overcoming sexual abuse. It inspired her to write and publish her first book: the award-winning Empowered to Uproot the Seed of Abuse. In addition to the accolades and rave reviews Karen received for her work, she was honored to have her book placed in the state of Louisiana (Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge Parish Library, Jefferson Parish Library) and Illinois’s Library Systems. Her latest addition, Overcoming Child Sexual Abuse, is the companion to Empowered to Uproot.

 

In 2016 Karen received her license to minister under the teaching of Ralph N Moore, and an associate of Divinity in Christian Education from Charity Christian Center simultaneously. She gained influence in the Transformation industry, having become CEO of Karen Doughty Transformation. As a speaker, Karen courageously speaks out about what society treats as "taboo," she defiantly launches into "How could he invade my privacy" and notwithstanding flips the script empowered herself, and is whole again.

 

In 2017, Karen launched the “Let’s Talk About” Campaign to lift the taboo off of sexual abuse. Ultimately, Karen's driving force is teaching people how to get back on their feet after falling victim to sexual abuse. Her hard work spilled into media; she made guest appearances on television and radio programming; her story resonates in articles, newspapers, and magazines; and her contact information is listed in Fox 8 New Orleans’ Rolodex.

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Karen is also the founder of Woman Rise, a 5013c nonprofit. Woman Rise is a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote resilience for the enhancement of health, education, and welfare of women of all ages and diversity.  

 

She is a member of the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LAFASA), and Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) Speakers’ Bureau. She is a certified International Life Coach and President and Founder of Karen Doughty School of Healing.

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Amid Karen’s successes, being a mother of one proves to be the most rewarding. However, she credits her faith for sustaining her during her darkest times. For media requests, send an email to doughty.karen@yahoo.com.

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