The Power of Forgiveness: Speech at the Reykjavik Global Forum, Nov '23
(watch a recording of the speech here) My name is Thordis, which means Thundergoddess, and after witnessing all the lightning that has...
THE HIDDEN GEMS BEHIND DESPAIR
(Click here to watch the recording from January 31, 2023 in Paris, France) Hello everyone and thank you for inviting me to be with you...
OPEN LETTER TO THE GOOD GUYS
(for the original newspaper article in Icelandic, click here.) OK guys, things are about to get awkward because I'm going to address you...
Confronting my perpetrator and the world - NKMV CONFERENCE CLOSING SPEECH
Being the last speaker at this fantastic conference is a great honor, after having listened to the important work that's being carried...
"Not Her Outfit": In response to Daily Mail
There are only so many bullshit theories a girl can take. Like this slut-shaming galore, brought to you by the Daily Mail. Seriously,...
WIND IN OUR FACES AND FIRECRACKERS UP OUR BUTTS: On being a woman in a patriarchal world
(Keynote speech given at the closing dinner of All About Women, Sydney Opera House) Dear ladies and gentlemen, I want to start by...
THE MESSY BUSINESS OF SURVIVING – how to be an ally to survivors of sexual violence
*TW* Recently, I found myself in stark stage lights, with five cameras directed at me, telling an audience of 1200 how I'd been raped...