Ashley Judd: All That Is Bitter and Sweet

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Partner:: Books Inc
Location:: Books Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Event Date:: 04.14.11
Speaker:: Ashley Judd
Tags:: ashley judd; democratic republic of congo

Summary: Ashley Judd presents her memoir All That Is Bitter and Sweet. Ashley Judd is an award-winning film and stage actor known for her roles in both box-office hits and art-house gems, and the daughter and sister of country-music royalty. In 2002, drawing on a deep well of empathy, she found her true calling: as a humanitarian and advocate for those suffering in neglected parts of the world. Asked why she was opting out of a successful career, walking away while she was one of the highest-paid women in Hollywood, Judd herself could not provide an answer. She simply knew that after her first trip to the notorious brothels, slums, and hospices of southeast Asia, her own life depended on advocating on behalf of the vulnerable.

Along the way, Judd realized that the coping strategies she had developed to deal with her own emotional pain, stemming from childhood abandonment, were no longer working. Seeking in-patient treatment in 2006 for the grief that had nearly killed her, Judd found not only her own recovery and an enriched faith but an expanded kit of spiritual tools that energized and advanced her feminist social justice work. Now, in this deeply moving memoir, Judd describes her odyssey, as a left-behind lost child attains international prominence as a fiercely dedicated advocate.

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Ashley Judd

A celebrated and acclaimed actor, Ashley Judd has starred in 20 films, both box office hits and independent treasures, and on Broadway. Judd is also a dedicated humanitarian. Her work as an advocate and activist dates to her undergraduate years at the University of Kentucky. At present, she serves on the Board of Directors of Population Services International, Defenders of Wildlife, and Shaker Village. Her memoir, All That Is Bitter & Sweet, was published in 2011.

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01 hr 01 min 41 sec

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01.: Introduction

03 min 36 sec

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02.: Becoming An Advocate

04 min 59 sec

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03.: Prequels to Advocacy Career

03 min 50 sec

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04.: The Right To Be Heard

03 min 21 sec

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05.: The Beginnings of a Book

04 min 58 sec

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06.: Personal Side of the Book

04 min 28 sec

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07.: Kika's Story

08 min 41 sec

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08.: Q: Coping With Abuse - Prejudices

02 min 57 sec

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09.: Q: How Has Your Worldview Changed?

02 min 31 sec

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10.: Q: Educational Background?

05 min 17 sec

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11.: Q: Recovering From Depression?

02 min 26 sec

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12.: Q: Plans After Book Tour?

01 min 53 sec

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13.: Q: What Can An Ordinary Citizen Do to Help?

03 min 36 sec

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14.: Q: Treating Traumatized Populations

03 min 58 sec

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15.: Q: Political Career?

02 min 16 sec

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16.: Quotes from the Book

02 min 55 sec

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Ashley Judd: Find Your Passion and Start Giving Back

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memoir: History or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to autobiography, a memoir differs chiefly in the degree of emphasis on external events. Unlike writers of autobiography, who are concerned primarily with themselves as subject matter, writers of memoir usually have played roles in, or have closely observed, historical events, and their main purpose is describing or interpreting those events.; memoir on britannica.com