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Susan Murphy-Milano, respected author and nationally recognized relationship expert, has been a tireless advocate for battered women and children. In January of 1989, Susan's father, a Chicago Violent Crimes Detective, murdered her mother and then took his own life. That very night, after discovering their bodies, she vowed to change the way society viewed domestic violence and broken relationships.
In 1993, she was instrumental in the passage of the Illinois stalking law and has constantly argued for the rights of battered women and children, both through legislation and through national television appearances and print media. Susan's quest for justice has been trumpeted across the pages of newspapers, magazines, radio and television, including: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Radio, ABC's 20/20, CBS 48 Hours, Nightline, CNN, Sunday Today Show Profile, Women's Day, Family Circle Magazine, U.S. News and World Report to name only a few.
Susan created Project: Project, a non-profit national organization dedicated to meet the individual needs of both women and children during the time of crisis in trying to leave an abusive relationship. In addition, she battled the bureaucratic resistance and legal nightmares that often plagued women married to someone in law enforcement and successfully orchestrated the passage of the Lauternberg Act, in 1998.
In 1996, Doubleday published her first celebrated book, Defending Our Lives, providing a compassionate and comprehensive guide to the options and help available to battered women and their families in their desperate need for getting away from domestic violence and staying safe.
In 1999, she stepped down as the Executive Director of Project:Project to join Corporate-On-Site, Inc., an organization dedicated to teaching employers about work place violence and keeping their employees safe. Today, Susan continues to lecture and assist those who need help in successfully ending domestic relationships both equitably and safely.
Through her continued experiences in helping others, she has developed the tools and techniques to deal with the many confusing situations and problems surrounding relationship break-up or divorce. She now has thoughtfully compiled this information into her new book, Moving out, Moving on.
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About Susan
