Engaging Conversations for Institutions Serving Survivors

About Leah M. Forney, The Culture Doctor

Leah M. Forney is a nationally recognized speaker, strategist, and cultural practitioner working at the intersection of sexual violence prevention, trauma, and institutional accountability.

As a Black woman and survivor of sexual violence, Leah brings both lived experience and more than a decade of professional work in gender-based violence, public health, and survivor advocacy into every engagement. Her work helps institutions move beyond surface-level conversations and toward practices that actually support survivor safety, trust, and healing. Leah is known for naming what often goes unsaid and doing so in a way that invites responsibility, reflection, and action rather than defensiveness.

What These Engagements Do:

Speaking and training engagements with The Culture Doctor are designed to help institutions:

Examine how culture, race, history, and power shape survivor experiences
Identify where well-intentioned systems unintentionally cause harm
Build shared language around survivor-centered, culturally responsive practice
Move beyond compliance-driven approaches toward meaningful institutional change

These engagements are especially impactful for colleges, universities, and systems that recognize current models are falling short and are ready to rethink how this work is approached.

Leah’s speaking style blends storytelling, lived experience, research, and real-world application to meet audiences where they are while challenging them to go further.

Speaking Engagement Options:

Institutions can engage this work through one of three signature packages. Each option builds upon the last, offering increasing depth and continuity.

Tier One: The Conversation

Designed to spark reflection, awareness, and shared understanding.
Includes:
Signature talk
50 copies of What Works for Susan Won’t Work for Tamika:
A Culturally Responsive Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention and Response
Best suited for institutions beginning to explore this work or hosting a campus-wide learning moment

Tier Two: The Implementation

Designed for institutions ready to move from awareness into practice.
Includes:
Signature talk
100 copies of What Works for Susan Won’t Work for Tamika
One-year institutional license to the Culture Academy
This option supports continued learning and implementation beyond the initial engagement.

Tier Three: The Partnership

Designed for institutions seeking sustained learning and reinforcement over time.
Includes:
Signature talk
150 copies of What Works for Susan Won’t Work for Tamika
Two-year institutional license to the Culture Academy
This option is ideal for campuses looking to anchor long-term change with consistent access to learning tools.

All Engagements are available virtually or in person. Pricing Varies

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