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, Advocating for New Laws | WUSA9 News

Watch the WUSA9 News coverage to hear Darlene Lekowski discuss the Survivors' Solidarity March and her advocacy for protecting survivors from defamation lawsuits.

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

Shattering Silence chronicles Lekowski’s decades-long journey of recovery following childhood abuse and the lasting psychological impact it had across her personal and professional life.

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From 50 Years of Silence to Courtroom Victory: Darlene Lekowski Ignites A Truth Movement

The courtroom was quiet as the moment arrived. For Darlene Lekowski, it was not simply about a legal outcome. It was about reclaiming a voice that had been held back for decades.

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She Spoke the Truth, Was Sued by Her Brother, and Won. Now, Darlene Lekowski Is Changing the Conversation | Financial Content

After being sued by her brother for speaking about her childhood abuse, Darlene Lekowski won in court, turning her personal battle into a powerful national conversation about truth, survivor rights, and the lasting impact of silence.

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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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