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"LIVED THROUGH THIS"
How far would you go to tell a story?
In 2004, Anne K. Ream and Patricia Evans traveled the world to document the lives of survivors of gender-based violence. Here are their testimonies.
"LIVED THROUGH THIS"
How far would you go to tell a story?
In 2004, Anne K. Ream and Patricia Evans traveled the world to document the lives of survivors of gender-based violence. Here are their testimonies.
About 'Lived Through This'
Inside the book
Lived Through This: Listening to the Stories of Sexual Violence Survivors is a compilation of Anne’s personal experience rebuilding her own life in the wake of violence, paired with memories of a multi-year, multi-country listening journey. The survivors profiled in Lived Through This aren’t sharing their testimonies with the goal of healing—though it can be—but because our world too often underestimates the scope and scale of gender-based violence.
The staged reading of Lived Through This has since traveled to theaters in New York City, Chicago, and Virginia, through our ongoing collaboration with Virginia Stage Company.
'Lived Through This' discussion guide
We developed the Lived Through This discussion guide to help readers think differently — and deeply — about gender-based violence, while asking key questions about each story. The guide can serve as a helpful resource for literary book groups and survivor support groups, as well as rape crisis counselors, therapists, and direct service providers seeking for new ways to aid their clients.
Heart-stopping, beautifully rendered stories of survivors powerfully illustrating the notion that when we tell our stories, we change the story.
EVE ENSLER
Author of In the Body of the World
The atrocity of sexual abuse as told by a captivating, diverse collective of survivors…A sad reality graced with hope, humanity, and compassion.
KIRK’S REVIEWS
Its most beautiful virtue is that it’s not the story of a series of assaults; it’s the story of a community of survivors who found the courage to share one part—one enormous part—of their history.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
