What an awesome  experience I had meeting many wonderful warm and welcoming parishioners and friends from the Church of St Mary in Portland CT. Prior to their National Day of Prayer celebration, in which I was their speaker, they invited me to a luncheon. I had the opportunity to meet the people on their team, past speakers as well as two staff members from the New Horizons Domestic Violence Shelter.

St. Mary’s Church Portland, CT

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Elizabeth Regan from the  Rivereast  News Bulletin. Later we all enjoyed good food, laughs and great conversation. I left there feeling right at home and looking forward to the National Day of Prayer celebration.

This is what Deacon Dana had to say.

On May 10, 2016, the Church of St Mary, Portland, Connecticut, hosted an Ecumenical National Day of Prayer Service. It was an evening of prayer and song with our prayer mission focusing on the societal problem of domestic violence.

During the service, Casey Morley, author of the book, Crawling Out, shared her journey to an empowered life after breaking a cycle of domestic violence no one should have to endure. During the service, a good will collection was taken up for New Horizons, a domestic violence shelter for women and children in Middlesex County.

With her book, Crawling Out”, our guest speaker Casey Morley has shined the light of hope on the tragic problem of domestic abuse and vi9olence that has destroyed so many of our nation’s families. Casey is a domestic violence survivor who offers hope, healing, and educates those who don’t understand. Casey’s mission is to help lower domestic violence statistics through raising an awareness of the reality of abuse.

Casey’s presentation during the St Mary service was  difficult to hear as she detailed stories of the physical and emotional abuse she experienced first hand as a child and then in her adult relationships. Casey’s presentation was very inspirational and moving as she touched many hearts that evening with her journey from an abuse victim to an empowered woman who is dedicated to helping other abuse victims reclaim their lives.

I am very thankful that we chose Casey to speak at our prayer service as she gave a wonderful talk that evening on a most difficult topic, the tragic problem of domestic violence. I would highly recommend Casey as a speaker and I would encourage anyone who seeks more information on the topic of domestic violence to read Casey’s outstanding book, “Crawling Out”

Submitted by: Deacon Dana Garry- Church of St Mary- Portland, Ct- 860 342-2328 cell # 860-301-7246

The National Day of Prayer calls on all people of all faiths to pray together in their own way. Several million people are expected to participate in this call to prayer. Will you be one of them?

Saint Mary’s Church in Portland, CT asked  me to be a speaker at their National Day of Prayer service May 10th at 7pm. Organizers of this special event have assured me that many of their parishioners have read my book Crawling Out and were “profoundly moved” by it.

Please join us!

Go here to see what others have said about my book, Crawling Out.

What a great afternoon I shared with Dr. Bernie Siegel!  His new book Love, Animals & Miracles was front and center on the sales table. But I assure you, all eyes were on this gracious, sweet, loving, wonderful man – one of the top 20 most spiritual people alive on the planet.

He shared many of his favorite treasures/messages and spoke about how important it is to love everyone and everything ….  read more lesons from Dr. Bernie Siegel

I was invited to be they Key note speaker at The Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, Inc. 20th Annual ‘Celebration of Survival‘. It took place at Northeastern University in Boston.

Community Advocacy Program (CAPS) provides confidential domestic violence services for community health center clients and for Boston residents. They are very proud of their 20 years of exemplary service to the many individuals and families affected by domestic violence.

Their annual ‘Celebration of Survival‘ is a testimonial to the resiliency of survivors with inspiring stories of growth, perseverance and transformation. I was so thrilled to be able to share my own inspiring story of transformation and survival at this event …. Go here to read more about this special event.

The surge of victims of domestic violence has fueled a desire to help. That’s why I’ve decided to be vulnerable and share my story. I want to encourage other victims to move to empowerment. Help them regain their birthright to be at peace.

Domestic violence is a nationwide epidemic. To learn more about me and my mission, watch my interview on Channel 8, CT Style (below) that took place on October 21st 2015. Let me know what you think….