You cannot teach about something you have not experienced. So, as a certified Educator for 20+ years, she lived a life being the silent recipient of abusive behaviors that were “normalized” or “ignored” at work, home, and school. So, that long-time expereience makes her highly qualified to teach about how to recognize/discern abusive behaviors in others so that any woman’s emotional well-being is protected…at all times.

Her own lifetime of abuse has made her a Woman on a Mission to teach, train, and transform the minds of today’s females (young and the young-at-heart) so they know how to identify an abusive behavior that subsequently becomes a stress trigger. Having the ability to “identify” (discern) a person’s abusive behaviors is the first step in fighting against the “Spirit” behind the Bad Behavior!

Dr. Rita has learned that you cannot successfully take a stand against abusive behaviors if you do not know what you are looking for in this Spiritual fight for God’s Peace. So, she has taken a very unique science-based biblical approach to the chronic stress triggers caused by narcissistic abuse. Her approach involves asking the following questions: 

• What are the types of abuse used on women living in today’s Human Environment?

• How can women be trained to identify/discern toxic work environments before the abuse occurs?^

• How can abused women (of all ages) heal and recover from narcissistic abuse?

^ How many more Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein stories does it take for us to realize that women (of all ages) need to know exactly how to protect themselves by using the knowledge and skills for which God has already given them as a gift.

Turning Obstacles Into Steppingstones

Read a first-hand account of Dr. Rita’s struggles and the obstacles that were placed before her by several faculty members when she attended NJIT graduate school for her Ph.D. 

Rita Thornton’s father had definite ambitions for her and her five sisters: They would become doctors. “You kids are black and ugly. You gotta be able to look after yourselves. And for that you gotta be smart,” he told them often, according to Rita’s sister, Yvonne.

Read the full article at science.org 

https://www.science.org/content/article/rita-thornton-turning-obstacles-steppingstones