Mildred Muhammad is a domestic violence survivor with a story to tell the world. It is not just "a" story – it is "one of the many" stories built on the experiences of domestic violence and the depths of its terror. After her children were kidnapped and her inability to go on living without them, she began the silent struggle of looking for them, knowing that if she exposed herself, John Allen Muhammad would locate her and kill her. She was triumphant in her struggle to get through those 18 months of not knowing where her children were and re-gained full custody of them. She fled from her estranged husband and moved to Maryland with the children. She was frightened during the horrific sniper shootings, sat through court proceedings during the trial, and last but not least, began re-gaining her strength to start a non-profit organization to assist survivors of domestic violence. Keeping her promise within herself to help other survivors and with her own personal funds, Mildred began After The Trauma, Inc., as the Founder/Executive Director. She is striving to enlighten more people that you don’t have to have physical scars to be a victim/survivor of domestic violence while working with victims/survivors that come to the organization for assistance. She speaks publicly as a means to get the information out to the public on ways to help survivors after their domestic violence experiences. She is not only speaking to survivors directly, but helps them through their individual situations. She is always available for those who need her most, because she understands, first hand. She publishes and archives her monthly newsletter on her website, www.afterthetrauma.org and sends it to those on the organization’s mailing list. Mildred has appeared on CNN, BET, Good Morning America, Cable TV interviews and various newspapers and magazine interviews, to include the Washington Post and Newsweek. She has spoken on various syndicated radio shows. TruTV has aired the documentary “The DC Sniper’s Wife” by award winning film producer Barbara Kopple’. It re-airs in different locations at different times of the year. She is a consultant with the Office for Victims of Crime and is a board member of different domestic violence organizations. She recently received the 2008 Circle of Grace Award for her work in domestic violence from the Executive Director of Sisters 4 Sisters, Carolyn Washington. She was honored with a Special Commendation Award from the Department of Justice; Office on Violence Against Women presented by Director, Cindy Dyer for her work in domestic violence and was also honored with the 2008 Shirley Chisholm Woman of Courage Award by Executive Director, Roslyn Bacon of Jonah Village, Inc in Brooklyn, NY. She was honored again by Chuck Paris of No Jurisdictional Boundaries with the Leadership Courage Award for her work in domestic violence and After The Trauma. She has become a "National Spokesperson" for domestic violence and has been honored as being the keynote speaker, telling her story, for many conferences regarding domestic violence. She speaks to victims/survivors of domestic violence, law enforcements, advocates, judges, therapist, counselors, medical professionals and at various universities. She is an advocate and accompanies victims & survivors to court. She is currently writing her book, ‘Scared Silent’, which will be released October 2009 by Simon and Schuster. She has also written a working journal, ‘A Survivor’s Journal’ specifically for victims and survivors to help with those anxieties that others may not understand which is available on her website. The responses from them have been overwhelming. She met and married Reuben Muhammad and is blessed to have him and his children in her life. Also her three teenagers, John, Salena and Taalibah, remind her everyday that the promises of God are true!