Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/11/2024.
Johnson discusses navigating life as a female veteran in today’s world, and discusses the several hurdles and disadvantages women face in the US military.
This talk deals with Johnson's life with PTSD after her harrowing time as a POW in the Iraqi war, and how she learned how to ask for help. She also details her struggle with US Military to acknowledge her PTSD from her time in service. In this talk, she helps break the stigma and shame that surrounds PTSD and the veterans that suffer from it.
In Johnson's powerful talk, she details her time as the first-ever African-American woman POW. From her capture in Iraq, to her harrowing three week-imprisonment, up to her eventual rescue. She recounts her moving tale of survival and trauma, and the aftermath that she lives with everyday, including PTSD, adjusting to civilian life, and moving forward from the horrors she experienced.
Shoshana Johnson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Female Veteran Experience , Living in the PTSD Fog and POW'rful Woman. The estimated speaking fee range to book Shoshana Johnson for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Shoshana Johnson generally travels from El Paso, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Rocky Bleier, Gail Harris, Amelia Rose Earhart, Xernona Clayton and Monica Pearson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Shoshana Johnson for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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