Karen Doughty
Baton Rouge, La.
Karen Doughty, "The Survivors' Advocate" - consciously combined spiritual guidance with experience to pack a powerful punch. In her award winning book, Empowered to Uproot the Seed of Abuse, and her newly acclaimed book, Overcoming Child Sexual Abuse, Karen tells how she broke through communication barriers that silenced her to sexual abuse – and the result of a paradigm shift is advancing toward a global movement.
Since overcoming childhood sexual abuse, it is remarkable that Karen wear many hats; Author, Healer, Speaker & Certified Coach and Licensed Minister.
Above all else, Karen's mission is to lessen the one in four girls and one in six boys molested before their eighteen birthday, confirming that her first encounter with molestation was at the tender age of 4. This horrific event, along with other instances of abuse, played like a broken record in Karen's head. Needless to say, it lent itself to a vicious cycle of entrapment; but, Karen broke free and, her recovery became the catalyst for promoting others recovery.
Karen is notable for her "on-air" radio personality, and the launching of The Lighthouse Rescue Radio Ministry - a beacon of light and source of inspiration for victims of sexual assault, and information and education for the community-at-large. She is a member of Louisiana Foundation against Sexual Assault (LAFASA), and Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN) Speakers' Bureau.
Karen also joined experts at Penn State First Annual Child Sexual Abuse Conference. She has been featured in articles, magazines, and newspapers. She also made guest appearances on television and radio programming deeming them platforms to increase awareness, hope, and healing. However, being sought after landed Karen keynote speaker for Sisters of Queen Esther, Domestic Violence, the Baton Rouge Children Advocacy Center, and the Holocaust of Innocence Tour to name a few.
Karen holds a BA degree from Southern University at New Orleans, Louisiana, in social work where she embraced "Advocacy, Empowerment, and Transformation" and a Masters in criminal justice. She is currently pursuing Christian Education.