Martina Zangger
Dr Martina Zangger is the author of Not My Shame, a redemptive memoir of childhood trauma, life inside a cult and the path to healing.
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Martina Zangger
Dr Martina Zangger has a PhD specialising in the field of interpersonal violence and a Master’s Degree in Couple and Family Therapy. She has worked at the frontline helping women and children impacted by sexual assault and domestic violence for more than 20 years. Using a holistic, trauma-informed, feminist practice model, she assists traumatised clients to find safety and healing.
Martina has worked for over a decade as a university lecturer helping medical students to become patient-centred communicators and empathic practitioners. She teaches students to provide a compassionate, non-judgemental response to their patients. Now, as an honorary lecturer, she provides guest lectures on sexuality, diversity, social justice and mental health. Her PhD focuses on sexual assault and the legal system. She has presented her PhD research, Women of Courage, at conferences in Australia and overseas.
Martina divides her time between Awabakal (Newcastle) and Woromi Lands (Forster).
She is a passionate feminist and social justice advocate, and an introvert who loves reading, napping, knitting, tapestry, and spending time with her family, women friends and in nature. Trees are her inspiration, teaching her to remain steady in stormy weathers, with roots deep inside Mother Earth.
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Survival and Control in Closed Communities
DATE March 29 TIME 1:00 pm WHEREUniversity of Newcastle NUspace X321 Book nowBY THE ARTIST
