Darlene Lekowski is an Amazon #1 best-selling author, speaker, and business leader who transformed decades of silence into a powerful platform for truth, healing, and advocacy.

After fifty years of silence surrounding the Sibling Sexual Trauma and Abuse (SSTA) she endured as a child, Darlene found her voice and chose to stand in her truth—ultimately prevailing in a civil lawsuit brought against her by her own brother.

Her Amazon #1 best-selling memoir, Shattering Silence: A Story of Survival, Justice and the Power of Telling the Truth, is available in all formats, including audiobook in her own voice.

Today, Darlene delivers powerful keynotes to corporate, leadership, and survivor audiences, inspiring individuals to reclaim their voice, let go, and live forward with courage, resilience, and agency.

Lekowski lives in the Charlotte, North Carolina area with her husband, Tom, and is the proud mother of three adult children.

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Website: darlene-lekowski.com

Instagram: @darlenelekowski

Facebook: Darlene Lekowski

LinkedIn, Darlene Lekowski – Speaker-Author: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darlene-lekowski-0ba1962/

“Shattering Silence” Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acMzTHqwUyc

This podcast is hosted by Jessica Buchanan, a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, survivor and founder. Her latest book, How to Survive Survival: A Guide for Turning Life’s Hardest Moments Into Meaningful Contribution for the World was released in 2025. Jessica is also the author of Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six, published in 2014, which became a New York Times Bestseller.

Jessica is the founder of Soul Speak Press, a boutique non-traditional publishing company focused on stories from women who have been through something, now they know something and can teach us something.

When she’s not writing or speaking, Jessica is traveling the world with her Swedish husband and two “half Vikings.” She aims to lead a life shaped by curiosity, culture, and a deep appreciation for the resilience of the human spirit.