Annette Whittenberger is a mental health advocate, speaker, and coach. She also serves as a mentor to veterans and military spouses. An audience of close to 3,000 follows her blog and website, “A Wild Ride Called Life” ®LLC, and her podcast, “The Truths We Hide.”

“I want to help women find the courage to be vulnerable enough to admit to themselves first, and then others, that they have been victims of sexual abuse or that they have experienced a traumatic event,” said Whittenberger.

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