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Coburn Place will host a moderated discussion with local author Ashley C. Ford from 3-5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Martin University, 2186 N. Sherman Drive. 

We Survive and Rise: A Conversation with Ashley C. Ford also will feature a mental health resource fair before and after the discussion. The resource fair will include community partners, informational videos and live music. 

Ford will discuss surviving trauma, the path to healing and other aspects of mental health. Therapist Hazel Owens will facilitate the conversation. The event will also have a question-and-answer session and book signing. 

Ford lives in Indianapolis. Her memoir “Somebody’s Daughter” was published in 2021. 

The event may include discussion of sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence. Doors will open at 2 p.m. 

Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian.

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Coburn Place hosts mental health talk with author Ashley C. Ford 

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
September 25, 2024

<h1>Coburn Place hosts mental health talk with author Ashley C. Ford </h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />September 25, 2024</p> <p>Coburn Place will host a moderated discussion with local author <a href="http://www.ashleycford.net/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ashley C. Ford</a> from 3-5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Martin University, 2186 N. Sherman Drive. </p> <p><a href="https://coburnplace.org/events/surviveandrise/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">We Survive and Rise: A Conversation with Ashley C. Ford</a> also will feature a mental health resource fair before and after the discussion. The resource fair will include community partners, informational videos and live music. </p> <p>Ford will discuss surviving trauma, the path to healing and other aspects of mental health. Therapist Hazel Owens will facilitate the conversation. The event will also have a question-and-answer session and book signing.&nbsp;</p> <p>Ford lives in Indianapolis. Her memoir “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Somebodys-Daughter-Ashley-C-Ford/dp/1250305977" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Somebody’s Daughter</a>” was published in 2021. </p> <p>The event may include discussion of sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence. Doors will open at 2 p.m.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X </em><a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@HelloImDarian</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/mental-health-indianapolis-martin-university-ashley-c-ford/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=35909&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/mental-health-indianapolis-martin-university-ashley-c-ford/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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