Rythea Lee: Trauma into Truth
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Everywoman's Center and Food for Thought Books present local artist and author Rythea Lee, who will perform excerpts from her autobiographical book Trauma into Truth: Gutsy Healing and Why It's Worth It.
Trauma into Truth chronicles Rythea's own recovery and healing from childhood sexual abuse. The book was written in response to the common questions asked about what healing from trauma looks like. The book also explores the long terms benefits of stepping onto a path of healing and self-responsibility. As described by one survivor, "Rythea Lee has gone beyond recovery - she's used her difficult life experiences to create something utterly beautiful. Not to mention funny, strong, kind and hopeful."
Rythea Lee is a performance artist who integrates dance, clowning, spoken word, music and monologue into her public pieces. She is one of the two members of Zany Angels Dance and Theater Company, whose mission is to produce skilled, heart-centered performances that ignite personal healing and social change.
Rythea earned her BFA at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She holds an MA in Spiritual Psychology and specializes in working with survivors of abuse and trauma.