LORI TERESA YEARWOOD
TRAUMA-INFORMED JOURNALIST & SPEAKER
LORI TERESA YEARWOOD
TRAUMA-INFORMED JOURNALIST
& SPEAKER
Testimonials
“Hi Lori,
I was so grateful for your thoughtful presentation tonight, and the way you answered participants’ questions. You truly helped put the power back in their hands as they prepare to share their stories and connect them with their own advocacy goals.
In addition to your engaging discussion with participants, I learned a lot from you in both presentations. I took a lot of notes! Thank you again, and I really value your time & expertise.“
Jessica Merrill
Communications Manager
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
“Dear Lori,
Thank you again for speaking at the Network’s conference last week! You were AMAZING. We heard nothing but positive feedback all day! Your words and delivery truly moved people and made a lasting impression on everyone in the room. Several attendees that heard you speak, asked if we recorded it so that they could share with all of their staff! We’re so grateful.”
Maclain Berhaupt
Interim Executive Director
Supportive Housing Network of NY
“Lori was the Keynote speaker for our event and gave a spellbinding account of her journey from homelessness to healing. She painted a clear picture of how trauma affects those living without the safety and security of a home. … Lori’s presentation ended with a standing ovation.”
Eleanor Ashton
Homeward Bound of WNC
“Lori’s work is incredibly important. She combines her expertise as a brilliant, dedicated journalist and her own lived experience of trauma and homelessness to tell the stories of people experiencing social injustice in a way that highlights both their individual uniqueness and agency and the systemic and structural conditions that cause trauma for so many people. Working with Lori to prepare for the panel event that we organized together was a delight, and a learning experience, as we got to know each other and came to a shared understanding of what would work best. Lori’s presentation was powerful, our conversation afterwards flowed naturally, and she responded to Q & A from the audience with grace. I look forward to working with her again in the future!”
Annie Harper, PhD
Program for Recovery and Community Health, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine
“Lori Teresa Yearwood is an outstanding journalist! Her presentation with us as a Yale Poynter Fellow in Journalism illuminated the importance of our paying attention to the impact and manifestations of trauma in the lives of everyday people, in journalistic stories, in social policy, and in community well-being. We learned and are continuing to learn from her.
Thanks for Everything, Lori!
Kyle”
Kyle Pedersen,
Director
Connecticut Mental Health Center Foundation