SUMMIT SESSIONS

Linda Kay Klein

Be inspired by Linda's beautiful and painful journey through finding, losing, and rediscovering her purpose, and hear why purpose is a "double-edged sword"
Learn about the Purity Movement and how it has affected generations of women, and explore ways to begin healing yourself from internalized shame
Understand the importance of creating protected and brave spaces for those around you to be vulnerable and honest as you grow and heal together

Linda Kay Klein is the founder of Break Free Together—a not-for-profit organization that uses story exchange to help people claim themselves, their stories, and their bodies—and the author of PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. Her work has been featured by NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, CBS News, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Chicago Tribune, New York Post, and more. Connect with Linda on her website.

Lisa von Gierke April 14, 2019 at 4:46 pm - Reply

Dear Ladies who organize and offer this summit,
Listening to most of the talks, learning a lot about wise, wounded, authentic and showing-up women. And learning a lot about myself, my wounds and my yearning for authenticity. And nodding, sighing, laughing, while listening – and experiencing sisterhood!
Thank you very much.
Lisa from Switzerland
Gwen Hartland April 14, 2019 at 3:34 am - Reply

Linda you present as so very honest and authentic. Thank you for being so clear about vulnerability and how to find a space that can allow us to find our way to ourselves. I enjoyed this interview very much.
Nicole April 13, 2019 at 7:35 pm - Reply

i’m not sure that the ‘christian’ message of purity, as in the evangelical christianity that linda grew up in, is really separate from the supposedly secular purity message. evangelicals political activity is precisely why abstinence only messaging is so prevalent in secular society since the 80s. the puritans were extremists when it comes to these messages and yes they have been part of this country for hundreds of years, but it has always been religious in context. i wish we had a truly secular society in america but we do not. the shaming of women in our society comes from our deeply puritan roots. and as linda clearly states in this video, this shame creates trauma. thank you for creating a space where us trauma survivors can come together to share stories.