Reshaped by Truth was published on 10.15. 20
Reshaped by Truth is not another self-help book, but a life-giving model that uses truth-telling to help you realize your purpose and your path. Just imagine…no more walking aimlessly in circles or standing paralyzed with fear. Lisa C. Williams takes you on a transformational journey to the “you” you’ve been waiting for with her ABCs of living intentionally.
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Lisa C. Williams’s commitment to philanthropy was the catalyst for establishing three endowments at Boston University: Circle of Friends Impact Scholarship Fund; Circle of Friends Impact Legacy Scholarship Fund; and Circle of Friends Design for Equity and Inclusion Scholarship Fund. Each of these endowments qualified for the Century Challenge by which Boston University will match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the annual scholarship awards distributed to student(s) from this Fund for a period of 100 years. Each endowment is likely to be worth more than $5 million, or collectively $15 million dollars in 100 years.
The Lisa C. Williams Listening Room was established by Ms. Williams at Boston University as a safe space, as Howard Thurman would say, for “centering down and turning inward.” It is a place for introspection and contemplation and a place to be present and grow. It encourages visitors to be generous, kind and nurturing to themselves and to others.
Using her more than 20 years of philanthropic service, she established the Lisa C. Williams Listening Room in the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground and the Lisa C. Williams Endowments at Boston University. A sought-after orator, trainer and listener, Ms. Williams has been called upon to share her message on national and international platforms— from the White House and the United Nations to Guam, Italy, Africa and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A recipient of multiple national and international awards and honors, Lisa travels the world as founder and keynote speaker for The Centre for HOPE (Helping Other People Excel) and hosts the podcast Front Porch Conversations.
Her keynote addresses and podcast conversations cover issues of the causal relationship between systemic social disparities and the commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of children; the consequential impact of sex trafficking and exploitation on communities; self-care for women; entrepreneurship education, training and development for women veterans, non-veteran and nonprofit women leaders; building collaborative communities; and the healing power of conscious living.
Before becoming a renowned advocate for women and girls, Ms. Williams served her country as a commissioned officer in the United States Armed Forces. She had the distinction of serving in both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army. After completing her military service with honor, Lisa founded Circle of Friends: Celebrating Life, Inc., in 1999, and dedicated the next 20 years of her time, energy, and resources to educating, equipping, and empowering girls and women to live their best lives, free of violence.
Under the auspices of Circle of Friends, she established Living Water for Women, Living Water for Girls, and the Living Water Learning Resource Center. Each program was opened as a beacon of hope and a continuum of care for child and women victims of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Lisa developed what the Federal Bureau of Investigation called “one of the most comprehensive, rehabilitative programs for child victims of sex trafficking in the country,” and over the years, helped to spare and reclaim the lives of more than 244 children, including 14 boys, and 705 young adult women.
Lisa shares her hard learned truths, accepts grace, inspires hope and transforms lives to engage in Conscious Living...
Lisa’s 14,500 foot jump in honor of the 555TH Parachute Infantry Company (The Triple Nickels)
***The Triple Nickel - Trailer (Amazon Prime)
Her best-selling book, Beautiful Layers: Stories from Those Who Survived the Life of Prostitution & Child Sexual Exploitation, is a tribute to victims whose lives were silenced by “the Life;” to survivors who walk among us unnamed, unheard, unseen, and unhealed; and to those fighting for the right to keep company with their own humanity- -to move beyond survival, to a place of hopeful living and impactful giving.
Lisa’s newly-released publication, Reshaped by Truth, is a unique offering for women of all backgrounds and life experiences. In this COVID-19 pandemic, every woman–from the stay-at-home mom to the cashier at the local grocery store to the survivor of a harrowing life experience to the social worker to the ER doctor to the CEO of her own company–deserves relief from the vicarious trauma of a ubiquitous disease, unrelenting caregiving, uncertain economics and the deaths of family and friends. Reshaped by Truth awakens you to the life-giving benefits of living intentionally– understanding of purpose, physical and mental wellbeing, and conscious giving.
Living intentionally is not about dreaming worries away, but about building a successful, healthy, philanthropic life based on a foundation of truth-telling. Lisa takes you on a transformational journey to the “you” you’ve been waiting for with her ABCs of living intentionally.
Her upcoming work, Uncomfortable Truth, is a collection of authentic lived experiences of females of color who have been sexually exploited. Uncomfortable Truth underscores the profound health impact of sex trafficking victimization and the disparities that exist in the care of sexual exploitation victims of color. Readers will be challenged to pursue additional research to assist in the prevention of this modern-day enslavement of Black, Brown and Indigenous girls in America.
Ms. Williams earned a Bachelor of Science from Campbell University, a Master of Arts from Bowie State University and attended a doctoral program at Virginia Technical College. For more information about Lisa C. Williams and her work, visit lisacwilliams.com & thecentreforhope.com.
Ms. Williams was honored with the opportunity to share her thoughts on the extraordinary legacy of the world renowned author, businesswoman, and restauranteur B. Smith. Though they never had a chance to personally meet, their similarities in impact and purpose are striking.
Survive. Thrive. Repeat. Those words titled a segment of the Glamour Women of the Year Summit on Sunday and they epitomized the spirit of two women named by L'Oreal and Glamour as Heroes Among Us honorees.
Five years ago this month, a young girl from Los Angeles called me from state custody and simply asked, “Can you help me?” Four years earlier, at 13-years-old, her older sister had handed her over to a pimp. Without remorse, her sister had tried to save her own life by giving her sister’s away.
Lisa Williams has been called a “latter-day Harriet Tubman,” for good reason: she has made it her mission to counter child sex trafficking and exploitation. To date, she has helped spare the lives of 230 girls and 14 boys through intensive rehabilitation programs supported by her not-for-profit, Circle of Friends: Celebrating Life, Inc., which she founded in 1999 “to bring women together to raise money and awareness and to dismantle the social injustices that render them more susceptible to violence and the criminal justice system.”
I was 18 years old when I first felt powerless. I stood, frozen, as a gun was pointed at my head. I was demeaned and called unprintable names. The victim of abuse and sex trafficking, I was repeatedly violated and tortured and then blamed for it all.
Now, recognizing those who find beauty in giving back and inspiring others has become more important than ever. This year, L’Oréal Paris is introducing the COVID-19 Woman of Worth Award to honor one of the many women on the front lines of COVID-19 relief by asking the public to share stories of valor and selflessness during the fight against this global pandemic.
L'Oreal Paris’ philanthropic program, Women of Worth is celebrating 15 years of honoring amazing, influential women who gives back to their communities and make the world a better place through their passion and dedication.
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth Recognizes Accomplishments of 10 Extraordinary Women Making A Difference in their Communities at 10th Anniversary Event; Names Schinnell Leake 2015 National Honoree and Honors Lisa Williams as First-Ever Impact Award Winner.
The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground at its new location at 808 Commonwealth Ave, is a 19,000 square-foot newly-renovated student community space that looks contemporary and sleek.
But what most students and faculty don’t know is that even the most intricate details in every nook and cranny of the massive space were extremely well thought-out in an attempt to create the most inclusive and accommodating environment for the varying needs of every person on campus.
The Honorable James E. Clyburn, The Minority Whip of South Carolina
Tribute to Lisa C. Williams; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No.6
The Honorable Kenny Marchant of Texas
Recognizing Lisa C. Williams of Texas for Her Outstanding Work; Congressional Record Vol. 166. No. 19
