Supporting and Empowering Family Secret Keepers
The Book
Facing the Jaguar
The average person can keep a secret for forty-seven hours. Babs Walters held the worst kind of secret for nearly 70 years.
Beginning at the age of 11, Walters suffered childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her father. His edict, “Children should be seen and not heard,” defined her childhood and groomed her to silence. Desperate to be loved and seeking approval, the good little girl absorbed both the responsibility and the shame that was not hers to begin with.
Despite the cycle of generational trauma and abuse that haunted her childhood, Walters made a promise to herself when she realized that “We are not what happens to us, but we are the meaning and purpose we give to what happens to us.”
Now, decades later, author Babs Walters shows us how uncovering the truth is a critical step to healing. Facing the Jaguar is an inspirational story of resilience and courage—a story that proves anything is possible when we claim our truth and shine a light in even the darkest of places.
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Hello!
I’m Babs
When I left my family home, I thought the past was over for me. I had been groomed to never tell anyone what happened. And I took that mantra with me.
I now know that healing from abuse and generational trauma never really ends. It’s a journey. Not a destination. But I have also learned to give it purpose by opening a doorway into the light for other family secret keepers and a path out of the silence.
Join me as we navigate healing together and discover that our voices matter, our stories are valid, and we are not alone.
Interviews & Speaking Events
The Healing Podcast with Teri Wellbrock
9/17/24 @3pm
Virtual from Hilton Head, SC titled”From Survival to Healing to Service”
Daughters of the American Revolution
10/14/24 @11am
DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) titled “From Survival to Healing to Service” at the Aloft Hotel, Delray Beach, FL
Jewish Family Services Domestic Abuse Education and Action
10/28/24 @ 6:30pm
In honor of Domestic Violence Month in Boca Raton, FL titled “#ithappenedtometoo”
Brave Voices
1/15/24 @2pm
Interview for StoryCorps on Library of Congress by Cheryle Gail titled “Listen, Believe and Stay Strong”
Secret No More
Are you ready to tell your story anonymously? We are collecting shared secrets to inspire you on your own healing journey. Why? Because research shows that holding in a secret can cause physical and mental harm—getting the release of "telling" can free you from the weight of carrying it inside you.