Shannon Moroney

Keynote Speaker | Toronto, Ontario

Resilience, Criminal & Restorative Justice
Mental Health | Advocacy & Leadership

Shannon Moroney Expertise Mental Health, PTSD & Trauma, Resilience & Adversity, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Leadership and Change, Communication, Personal Growth, Health & Wellness and Inspirational & Engaging.

Shannon Moroney

About Shannon Moroney

Shannon Moroney is a bestselling author, therapist, and restorative justice advocate whose memoir "Through the Glass" chronicles the violent crimes and incarceration of her first husband—and her journey from trauma to transformation. Well known for her work supporting survivors in high-profile cases including Peter Nygard, she is a trusted media voice and recurring guest on CTV’s Your Morning and CBC’s The National. Shannon’s keynotes inspire compassion, courage, and systemic change.

Shannon Moroney Videos

Trust is Not a Crime | Shannon Moroney | TEDxQueensU

Shannon Moroney Interviews & Podcasts

Heal for Real with Guest Shannon Moroney

SHANNON MORONEY BIOGRAPHY

Shannon Moroney is the author of two bestselling memoirs: Through the Glass and Out of the Shadows. She is an internationally recognized advocate of restorative justice and travels extensively–in person and virtually–to lead transformative forgiveness workshops and retreats for people and communities overcoming trauma, and to keynote justice and mental health conferences. She is a registered social worker and trauma therapist specializing in treating survivors of sexual assault and trafficking, and the family members of people who offend. Shannon is the clinical director of Shannon Moroney and Associates, “supporting your journey to post-traumatic growth”, and creator of the Heal for Real Foundation. She lives in Toronto with her twin daughters.

Based in Toronto, Canada, Shannon Moroney’s work as an author, speaker, therapist, educator, expert witness, consultant, and advocate has a worldwide reach. With warmth, compassion, and skill, Shannon offers individual and group support for people & communities overcoming trauma, fostering resilience and inspiring post-traumatic growth. She specializes in working with Indigenous people, survivors of sexual assault/trafficking, and prison inmates and their families.

Shannon Moroney is the author of two bestselling memoirs: Through the Glass (2011), her own story following the violent crimes of her first husband; and Out of the Shadows (2019), the story of human trafficking survivor Timea Nagy. Both are published worldwide by Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. Shannon is also an internationally recognized advocate of restorative justice, a powerful speaker, one of the “world’s 50 most resilient people” (Global Resilience Project), a New York Times “Woman in the World” recommended writer, and is featured by the International Forgiveness Project.

Shannon Moroney travels extensively to lead transformative forgiveness and healing retreats for people and communities overcoming trauma and to keynote justice and mental health conferences.

Shannon Moroney is a registered social worker and trauma therapist specializing in treating survivors of sexual assault and trafficking, as well as family members of sex offenders. Shannon has provided expert testimony in court, and consultation on crime bills, and she supports attorneys to provide trauma-informed advocacy to victims of sex crimes.

 

Shannon Moroney Topic Presentations

Shannon Moroney Toronto, Ontario, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Through the Glass: One Woman's Pursuit of Justice, Healing and Forgiveness

Writing What Hurts: Recounting without Reliving

Resilience Inside out: How People and Communities Can Overcome Trauma and Build Peace

Forgiveness is the New F Word

Shannon Also Provides

Shannon Moroney Books & Articles

Heal for Real: a Guided Journal to Forgiving Others--and Yourself
Heal for Real: a Guided Journal to Forgiving

Heal For Real walks you through a proven curriculum that has helped thousands to make peace with the past, and achieve post-traumatic...

Through the Glass
Through the

An impassioned, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful story of one woman’s pursuit of justice, forgiveness, and healing.

Out of the Shadows
Out of the

Out of the Shadows is a gripping, heartbreaking and eye-opening journey deep into the underworld of human trafficking and the sex trade,...

Shannon Moroney Speaking Testimonials

"One of the world’s 50 most resilient people.  "

The Global Resilience Project

"A Woman in the World recommended writer.  "

The New York Times

"A living example of the compassion and forgiveness our world needs now.  "

The International Forgiveness Project

"An unforgettable storyteller with an unforgettable story, and a highly credible advocate.  "

The Globe & Mail

"Shannon’s Writing What Hurts workshop at the Kingston WritersFest has given me back the strength I need for my work providing legal support to abused women. I have come away from her session filled with ideas to assist these women write about the violence they have experienced without feeling re-victimized.  "

Pamela Cross

Criminal Lawyer

"Shannon Moroney tells her heart wrenching, personal story with such clarity and peace, bringing a new perspective on who can be affected in the aftermath of serious crime. More importantly, her restorative justice story is a remarkable one of moving forward with forgiveness and toward healing. Shannon uses her gift of storytelling to share her very special story that will leave you believing in the power of forgiveness.  "

Youth Justice Coordinator

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