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Mandy Lemond
Emmy Award Winning Producer, Domestic Violence Survivor, Foster Kid turned Foster-Adoptive Mom, Author of "The Fostered One"
Author Mandy Lemond is a former foster child turned Emmy Award winning TV Producer. At just 7-years-old Lemond ‘s father raped her and left her for dead, that same night, he murdered little Mandy's mother.
Lemond's father's crime left the Kentucky native a true orphan. She aged out of foster care after spending more than 11 years in a group home. Lemond recalls, “I went to college with $5 to my name." With the same tenacity she used to overcome her childhood trauma, she graduated on-time from Eastern Kentucky University and was immediately hired by the local NBC affiliate as a TV Reporter. Lemond continued to beat the odds – statistically only 3% of foster youth have a college degree.
Lemond's life finally seemed perfect, until December 2020, when her foster-adopted son, high on drugs, shot into the wrong home. The unintended target nearly died, the gunfire blinding the then 5-year-old. Lemond’s near 20-year marriage crumbled. She found herself divorced, a son in jail and facing homelessness.
But, with the same determination she garnered as a child, Mandy found a new purpose. She developed the 5-method, which is featured in her memoir, The Fostered One.
Lemond now serves globally, speaking to divorcees, parents, and children of those incarcerated, as well as those coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Speech Topics
Adoption
Foster Care: Fostering The Potential Of A Child
He said He Loved Me - But, I Lied
When Life Hands You Lemon(ds)
You Should Just Stay In Bed
Social Justice: Foster Care to Prison Pipeline
Diversity: Y'all Weren't Ready For Me
Reshape Your Mind, Reshape Your Body
Mental Health: When Your Mind Hates You
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