So What Do You Plan To Do With Your One Precious Life?

Donna Friess can assist you in understanding the labyrinth of interpersonal relationships so that you can better understand human behavior and become more skillful when dealing with others.

 Donna L. Friess, Ph.D., Professor of  Communication at Cypress College in California, rose to international prominence in the child abuse prevention field when her dramatic case swept the nation. With appearances on Oprah, Sally Jessy Raphael, The Leeza Show and other TV and radio talk shows, her story of  protecting her four-year-old niece from abuse reached 60 million people in America and millions more abroad. Her first book, Cry The Darkness ,(Health Communications Inc., 1993), has been published in seven languages.  It was the best selling non fictional book in the history of Egmont Publishers in Norway and Denmark.

Dr. Friess is an active proponent of children’s rights. She was recognized by the United States Justice Department for her work in protecting children and she was nominated for the American President’s Service Award.  She was appointed by the California governor to an advisory council regarding victim sensitive issues for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in 2006.  She has been a member of the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Victims Affairs Technical Training and Advisory Council since 2002. Her biography appears in Who’s Who in the World , Who’s Who in America, Great Teachers, and others. She lectures on the subject of achieving healthy relationships to business professionals, mental health workers, as well as to those seeking more fulfilling relationships at home or at work.  She lectures in the U.S. and abroad and has authored five books. She married her childhood sweetheart, Ken, who served four terms as Mayor of San Juan Capistrano in addition to owning a construction company. They have three grown children and ten grandchildren. They live an active life in a big noisy family.

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