The original episode was posted on July 24, 2018. On the Grief & Healing Corner, Episode 22, we speak with Tonya McKenzie, business owner, author and community activist.

Tonya is an entrepreneur, active civil servant, and principal consultant of a boutique public relations firm in Los Angeles. Tonya was witness to a murder when she was four years old, spent time in witness protection and has spent a lifetime moving beyond the incredible psychological impact of gun violence, substance abuse, sexual assault, and such other incidents. Other than her mother’s death in 1999, Tonya has lost a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and most impactfully, the loss of her grandfather in 2014 and her grandmother last year in 2017.

For a deeper dive into complex trauma recovery or youth advocacy dealing with the trauma and drama that our young people are experiencing, contact Tonya McKenzie. You can follow her on IG, Twitter, and Facebook.