Angela Shelton is a warrior, a writer, an actress, a model, a spokesperson, an activist, a woman, and a survivor of child sexual abuse. She is absolutely amazing and has her own foundation, the Angela Shelton Foundation. She also wrote a documentary, called Searching for Angela Shelton, where she surveyed women in America by using her own name. She found other Angela Shelton's, and discovered that of the 40 women she interviewed, 24 of them had been sexually violated. On Father's Day, she filmed herself going to her father's home and confronting the man who abused her. Angela also wrote a book on her experiences filming the documentary, called Finding Angela Shelton. It is a MUST read!
Angela Shelton has also created a blog, called the Survivor Manual, which is for survivors of sexual violence. She has created multiple workbooks for healing, and does activism events for healing your inner goddess. She is not the type of woman who wallows in self pity, but strives to heal and become a warrior, instead of a victim.
This woman is awesome, and I aspire to be like her one day. This day, Angela Shelton Day, began in 2005, when the mayor of Asheville, North Carolina, proclaimed the day to be hers. It is no coincidence that Angela Shelton Day is during April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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