Shannon Moroney

Shannon Moroney is the author of two bestselling memoirs: Through the Glass (2011), her own story following the violent crimes of her first husband; and Out of the Shadows (2019), the story of human trafficking survivor Timea Nagy. Both are published worldwide by Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. Heal for Real: A guided journal to forgiving others-and yourself (Page Two Publishing, 2022) is a transformative self-help guide to healing through the exploration of "the new F word, forgiveness." It is also published in Spanish as "Mejor-Ando: Un diario guiado para perdonar a otros-y perdonarte a ti." Shannon is an internationally recognized advocate of restorative justice, a powerful speaker, one of the "world's 50 most resilient people" (Global Resilience Project), a New York Times "Woman in the World" recommended writer, and is featured by the international Forgiveness Project. She travels extensively to lead transformative forgiveness and healing retreats for people and communities overcoming trauma, and those that cause it. She is also a powerful keynote speaker and guest lecturer. In 2019, Shannon launched a line of empathy-building greeting cards called #FindTheWords, available on etsy.com. Proceeds from these cards go to support her healing programs for survivors. As a registered social worker and trauma therapist, Shannon specializes in treating survivors of sexual assault and trafficking, as well as family members of sex offenders, and guiding them to achieve post-traumatic growth. She has provided expert testimony in court, consultation on crime bills, and she guides attorneys, law enforcement and journalists to pursue trauma-informed practices. In addition to her clinical work in private practice, Shannon is the survivor advocate on the international investigation into disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking and assault charges in both Canada and the USA. Her work is featured in the CBC documentary Evil By Design: Surviving Nygard, and the award-winning podcast by the same name, as well as Unseamly: The Investigation of Peter Nygard, available on Discovery+. Shannon Moroney lives in Toronto, Canada with her twin daughters.