Linda Walls author of Surviving Heartbreak Valley

As an author the audience will receive a heart felt reading by me from my book, Surviving Heartbreak Valley.

I present the following topics: How To Survive When All Is Lost; Life Experience and Survival; Domestic Violence and Stalking: Linda Walls tells her story; Surviving the loss of her four children; Non- violent Communication; Communication: Self-help and self-talk; and Communication..

The spoken words: will recite original poetry and poems from well-known poets to the live background music of a bass.

As a Poetic Composer/Performer, Linda will have your audience enjoy a unifying experience through poetic inclusion! An instrumental song will be played, The audience will be asked to share their 1st one word thought. Utilizing the audience’s words she will create a poem that will capture and unify their emotions. Linda will recite the poem to the music.

Poetic Inclusion unifies an audience emotions! The audience is immerse into the creation of poetry through music, listening and a one word revealing thought. Poetic inclusion is entertaining, high energy, thought provoking, and is cutting edge fresh!!

Realize that no one ever promised you a rose garden without thorns. It is your responsibility to maneuver around those thorns.

Linda Walls is a survivor, inspirational speaker, motivational speaker and the author of Surviving Heartbreak Valley: Creating Proactive Stalking Self-Defense Strategies: A Unified Approach. She was stalked, and her four young children were murdered in 1989. Since then, she has fought to bring stiffer laws to fruition in Illinois State and the nation to address stalking, and victims' needs and rights. With a master’s degree in communications, Linda has developed "Stalking Self-Defense: a workshop which was reviewed favorably by the National Victims Center in Washington, D.C. Linda is a public/professional speaker/trainer/ and author. Linda has taught on the college level.

As a Poetic Composer/Performer, Linda will have your audience enjoy a unifying experience through poetic inclusion! An instrumental song will be played, The audience will be asked to share their 1st one word thought. Utilizing the audience’s words she will create a poem that will capture and unify their emotions. Linda will recite the poem, and leave a copy for later disbursement.

Poetic Inclusion unifies an audience emotions! The audience is immerse into the creation of poetry through music, listening and a one word revealing thought. Poetic inclusion is entertaining, high energy, thought provoking, and is cutting edge fresh!!
In May 2002 Linda established Walls CILA Services Unlimited, Inc., a social service agency that was licensed to provide community integrated living arrangements (group home) for people who have developmental disabilities. She enjoyed her work as the Executive Director, utilizing a very- hands on approach in the delivery of services.

Linda invented a waste management system for dogs, 'Potty Catcher.' See (link hidden).

Linda lives in Illinois with her family. In April of 1999 they were blessed with a beautiful baby girl. Her daughter is now thirteen years old, and Linda states, “I have truly enjoyed the blessing of loving her. And I pray that she will be blessed to live a long beautiful life."

Honors:

Recipient of the 1995 State Representative 85th District of the State of Illinois' House Certificate: Outstanding Volunteer of Kankakee County in the Health & Human Services Category.

Junior League of Kankakee County"s 1995, Outstanding Health & Human Services Volunteer of the Year Award.

Illinois State Medical Society auxiliary"s 1994 Humanitarian Adward.

WBBM Newsradio 78, November 6, 1994"s, "WBBM"s citizen of the Week."
Media Appearances:

Diane Sawyer's national documentary: Domestic Violence- Faces of Fear. The national air date was May 30, 1996. Topic: Linda Walls surviving her four children who were murdered by her three youngest children’s father, and clips of her Self-Defense Against Stalking course at Governor State University

Metro vision Cable TV's program, 4u. Topic Domestic Violence, and talking. Date aired.

ABC's 10:00 p.m. News featured story 1994, "Surviving the loss of her four children, and Anti-Stalking workshop"

NBC's 4:00 p.m. News' featured story: 1994, "Surviving the loss of her four children, and Anti-Stalking workshop."

Oprah Winfrey’s Show Guest, topic – children murdered by parents, date aired – February 05, 1993.

Featured in numerous of local and national news' articles as a survivor and active Advocate of Victims of violent crimes.

Presentation:

Schaumburg High School, Schaumburg, Illinois, an educational and empowerment program for young women to deal with the social issuses of abuse, objectifaction of women, and stalking that have impacted the well-being of women and society.

The University of Illinois of Chicago, the Hospice Department, and the Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago's Memorial Service A Time To Remember, Keynote speaker.

Cook County Probation Department program for parolees on the impact of violent crimes.

Chicago Housing Authority CHA), Conference: "In Our Own Hands: Strategies for Peace in Public Housing Communities."

Chicago Housing Authority"s MAMA SAID program's retreat, "It's A Woman Thing."

Illinois Attorney General sponsored , conference, "Conference On Violent Crimes."

Carver Preschool Parent Center's PEEP Program, "How To Survive When All Is Lost."

Lewis University, Lecture: Life Experience and Survival.

Kankakee County Domestic Violence Program: Harbor House's Commemoration of the National Domestic Violence Week's keynote speaker, "Linda Walls tells her story."

Publication:

Surviving Heartbreak Valley: Creating Proactive Stalking Self-Defense Strategies: A Unified Approach. Book published December 2012.

'STALKED,' article published in the Winter 1994, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Voice.

I use slides within my presentations.