Darlene Lekowski, resilience speaker, bestselling author, and survivor advocate, with shoulder-length blonde hair wears earbuds, a light pink shirt. She is sitting at a desk with a microphone, a laptop, and a notepad.

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Darlene Lekowski has been featured in hundreds of publications and on 50+ podcasts. Here is a sample of her recent media appearance and press coverage.

Darlene Lekowski: Survivors Solidarity March speech

Washington, DC · September 26, 2026

Darlene Lekowski speaks with other survivor leaders and advocate organizations at our nations’ capital demonstrating that laws must be changed to protect survivors and that all survivors must be seen, heard and believed.

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Survivors of sexual violence to march in DC and nationwide: Why one survivor wants legal protection to tell her story | WUSA9

Read WUSA9's feature on Darlene Lekowski, who shares her story at the Survivors' Solidarity March and advocates for legal protection for survivors of sexual abuse.

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Darlene’s Memoir Featured in SouthPark Magazine

Darlene’s memoir, Shattering Silence, is featured in SouthPark Magazine’s September 2026 Reading Roundup. Read the feature and discover her story.

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The Courage to Let Go | RTM Nexus

Many leadership conversations focus on building new skills, adopting new strategies, or finding the next competitive advantage.

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Meet Darlene Lekowski | CanvasRebel Magazine

Read Darlene Lekowski's CanvasRebel Magazine feature, where she shares her journey of resilience, truth, healing, and empowering others to reclaim their voice.

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Why Being a Female Breadwinner Still Feels Like Losing | Provoked Magazine

Read Darlene Lekowski's featured article on the hidden burden of female breadwinners, invisible labor, marriage, and finding true partnership.

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Shattering the Silence: The Courage to Let Go and Live Forward | PACEsConnection by Rachel E. Grant

After more than fifty years of silence surrounding the Sibling S*xual Trauma and Abuse she endured in childhood, she made the life-changing decision to step into her truth and share her story publicly.

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Darlene’s Story: Shattering Silence | The Survivors Trust

For much of my life, I believed I had an idyllic childhood. I grew up the youngest of five children in a close-knit Midwestern family.

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How Darlene Lekowski turned a 50-year secret into a leadership movement | MSN

Darlene Lekowski transforms decades of personal reflection into a bestselling memoir and advocacy platform focused on resilience, truth, and leadership.

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In the Media

Darlene Lekowski’s Debut Memoir “Shattering Silence” Reaches #1 Amazon Bestseller Status Across Multiple Categories

Shattering Silence: A Story of Survival, Justice, and the Power of Telling the Truth explores the long-term effects of childhood trauma, identity formation, and healing.

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Shattering Silence and Finding Justice with Darlene Lekowski and Jessica Buchanan | How to Survive Survival

After fifty years of silence surrounding the Sibling Sexual Trauma and Abuse (SSTA) she endured as a child, Darlene found her voice and chose to stand in her truth—ultimately prevailing in a civil lawsuit brought against her by her own brother.

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Her Brothers SAed Her, One Tried to Silence Her with a Lawsuit | Beyond the Monsters Podcast with Chell Bane

Darlene Lekowski was sexually abused by two of her older brothers beginning at just 7 years old, carrying the trauma in silence for more than five decades while building a life that looked perfect from the outside.

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She Stayed Silent for 50 Years… Then Took Her Abuser to Court with Morgan Huelsman

What began as childhood trauma inflicted by two of her siblings turned into a lifetime of silence, survival, and hidden pain. But when that silence finally broke, it set off a chain of events no one could have expected...

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