Speaking Calendar
Selected speaking engagements, trainings, and presentations on coercive control, trauma, behavioral analysis, and institutional response.
For speaking inquiries, please contact: media@feliciarosario.com
Presenter, International Academy of Law and Mental Health (IALMH) Conference 2026
Three presentations. Details
"Survivors as Experts: The Role of Lived Experience in Forensic Evaluations and Legal Strategy"
"Healing from Legal Trauma: Addressing Secondary Victimization in the Justice System"
"Therapeutic Witness as a Bridge Between Lived Experience and Professional Practice in Addressing Inhuman Violence"
Presenter, Annual International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) Conference 2026
Two presentations. Details
Panel Presentation: "A reckoning in the Troubled Teen Industry: Survivor voices, legal accountability, and institutional harm."
Presentation: “When Shame Becomes Internalized Control: An Expressive Arts Approach.”
Co-Instructor, Trauma-Informed Fundamentals for Personal Trainers
An interactive course presented in partnership with Muscle Inspires New Empowerment (MINE) exploring trauma, strength training, boundaries, and client safety in fitness spaces. Designed for personal trainers and movement professionals, the course provides foundational frameworks for building trauma-informed practices that support client wellbeing and sustainable professional boundaries. Details / Register Here
Presenter, 23rd Annual International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference
Presentation: "When Survival Looks Like Consent: Ethical Misinterpretation of Behavior in Human Trafficking Survivors." Details
Speaker, World Without Exploitation (WorldWE) Conference 2026
Presentation: “When Trafficking Doesn’t Look Like Trafficking,” speaking on psychological coercion, cult dynamics, and coercive control in trafficking and abuse contexts. Details
Co-Panelist, Voices Unveiled & Café de la Culture
Co-panelist in the live virtual roundtable, “What Do the Epstein Files, The Handmaid’s Tale, and the Crisis in Afghanistan Have in Common?”, exploring power, coercion, gender, truth, and the institutional systems that shape them. Details / Watch
Co-Presenter, International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) Conference 2026
Co-Presenter of an in-depth workshop on "Reframing Shame: Creating a Path to Autonomy and Resilience in Trauma Recovery." Details
Special Guest, myFace Fireside Chat & Luncheon
Lead a myFace fireside chat on resilience and reclaiming identity, offering tools to navigate judgement and empower the facial difference community. Watch