SMART Ritual Abuse Online Conference - Saturday and Sunday August 16 – 17, 2025

 

SMART Ritual Abuse Online Conference -  Saturday and Sunday August 16 – 17, 2025

If you are interested in participating in our conference or getting on a mailing list, please write: smartnews@aol.com

Internet conference information: http://ritualabuse.us/smart-conference/

Low Prices for the next two weeks.  Prices as low as $50. 

 

Speakers will include: 

Please use caution while reading this information.  It may be triggering for survivors.

Self’s Stony Soil, by Wendy Hoffman

A novella, written in free style poetry and flash fiction, Self’s Stony Soil is about the sexual trafficking of children. They are packed tight into cages, taken by airplanes to other countries, abused by politicians, the wealthy, royalty, and known people in the world. It tells the story of a child’s only friend, a doll, and how much she needed it. A trafficked person had amnesia until late in life. Remembering began the healing of deep scars. She began to find her true self. This is her story and unfortunately the story of many more. It is also about memory and healing from these horrendous acts. Wendy will talk about how the book came about and read from some of its passages.

Wendy Hoffman has published four memoirs: The Enslaved Queen, White Witch in a Black Robe, A Brain of My Own and After Amnesia. The Enslaved Queen has been translated and published in Germany. Her book of poetry, Forceps, was also published along with a book of essays, From the Trenches, co-authored with Dr. Alison Miller. Her second poetry book Belonging was nominated for the Eric Hoffer Book Award. The Theft, a novel, is forthcoming. She does consultations for therapists working in the field of dissociative disorders and presentations internationally.

Thirty Years of Publishing and Advocacy – Neil Brick

Neil Brick will discuss how and why he created the SMART Newsletter.  He will talk about how the newsletter and the field of ritual abuse have changed over the years. He will discuss the importance of advocacy and public education.  Ideas for the future growth of the field will be discussed.

Neil Brick is a survivor of ritualistic abuse. His work continues to educate the public about child abuse, trauma and ritualistic abuse crimes. His child abuse and ritualistic abuse newsletter S.M.A.R.T. https://ritualabuse.us has been published for over 30 years. http://neilbrick.com

Survivorship Conference: A Celebration of Strength and Resilience

 

Survivorship Conference: A Celebration of Strength and Resilience

 

Survivorship, an organization dedicated to helping survivors and co-survivors of child abuse, is celebrating the success of its online conference held this weekend, May 16-18, 2025. This conference is part of Survivorship's ongoing efforts to provide resources, education, and support for survivors of extreme abuse.

The conference featured presentations for both survivors and clinicians, covering topics like trauma and dissociation, complex trauma, and the effects of social movements on survivor support systems. Survivorship has been providing support for survivors for 36 years, offering resources, education, and conferences. The organization also offers discussion groups for survivors.

https://survivorship.org/the-survivorship-trafficking-and-extreme-abuse-online-conference-2025

"Progress made against Ritual Abuse in Scotland since 1980" by Laurie Matthew. Dr. Laurie Matthew OBE is the founder and Manager of Eighteen And Under an award-winning charity providing confidential support services to young people who have been abused. She is a founding member of MAIRSINN. https://www.mairsinn.org.uk/  https://www.18u.org.uk 

"Researching, Writing and Publishing about Masonic Ritual Abuse – What are the issues?" by Lynn Brunet. Lynn Brunet (PhD) is an Australian art historian whose research examines the coupling of trauma and ritual in modern and contemporary western art and literature. It traces the connection between Masonic and other fraternal initiation rites and complex trauma in the work of artists and writers. https://independent.academia.edu/LynnBrunet1 

"People Who Identify as Plural" by Randy Noblitt PhD. This presentation discusses the variety of circumstances where people may have the experience of multiple identities or selves. Randy Noblitt is a professor of Clinical Psychology at Alliant International University, Los Angeles and a licensed psychologist in Texas. He has evaluated and treated extreme abuse survivors clinically since 1979. https://ritualabuse.us/smart/randy-noblitt/ 

"Successful Investigations of Extreme Abuse Cases – The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Family Courts" by Dr. Rainer Hermann Kurz. Rainer Kurz is a Chartered Psychologist based in London. Since 1990 Rainer has worked in Research & Development roles for leading test publishers. His PhD dissertation was on enhancing the validity and utility of ability testing. https://independent.academia.edu/Rainer_Kurz 

"Ritualistic Abuse Survivors Difficulties Obtaining Services" by Neil Brick. Ritualistic abuse survivors have struggled to obtain adequate mental health and social support services. Neil Brick is a survivor of ritualistic abuse. His child and ritualistic abuse newsletter S.M.A.R.T. http://ritualabuse.us is published for 30 years. http://neilbrick.com 

Ritual Abuse Evidence https://survivorship.org/ritual-abuse-evidence/ 

Child Abuse Wiki - Ritual Abuse http://childabusewiki.org/index.php?title=Ritual_Abuse 

Survivorship Ritual and Child Abuse Conference Online Presentations https://survivorship.org/survivorship-ritual-abuse-and-child-abuse-conference-online-presentations/