Mary Faltz

About Mary

 

Dr. Mary Faltz is a clinical research scientist and an accredited pharmacist. The second born in a family of six children, she is a survivor of child sexual abuse that lasted 16 years.

Pushed to the extreme by her abuser, she finally gathered all her courage and pressed charges when she turned 26.

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Coffee with Mary

1:1 informal conversation for clarity and connection (60 or 90 minutes)

Code of conduct

To ensure a safe, respectful, and empowering space for meaningful conversation, all clients are asked to agree to the following principles before attending a session:

1. Respect & Boundaries

Sessions are held in public cafés or quiet shared spaces for mutual comfort and safety. Any form of aggressive, disrespectful, inappropriate, or intrusive behavior will result in immediate termination of the session. Please arrive on time and respect the agreed-upon session duration.

2. Confidentiality

Everything shared in our conversation remains strictly confidential, unless there is a clear risk of harm to yourself or others. Recording (audio or video) is not permitted without explicit mutual consent.

3. Professional Intent

Coffee with Mary is a space for reflection, personal growth, and emotional clarity — not a date, therapy, or emergency support.
Sessions are non-clinical and non-therapeutic, and do not replace medical or psychological treatment.

4. Identification & Presence

To ensure trust and transparency, clients may be asked to verify their identity (e.g., LinkedIn, Instagram handle, or phone number). Sessions are only confirmed with pre-booked, verified individuals.

5. Cancellation & Conduct

Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Late cancellations or no-shows may result in forfeiting the session fee. The facilitator reserves the right to decline or reschedule sessions if safety or alignment is in question.

International Women’s Day 2022 

Orange Week 2021 

Octobre rose Fashion show 2024

Labels in society (TEDx Luxembourg 2021)

TEDx Luxembourg (December 2021)

Live chat 2020 (still in chemotherapy – cancer survival uncertain)

Conférence (Banque de Luxembourg) 2023

1 enfant sur 5

Conférence (Banque de Luxembourg) 2023

‘Pourquoi n’as-tu rien dit plus tôt ?’

THE BOOKs

Cruelly Betrayed

I put my own father in prison. 16 years of sexual abuse and threats. 16 years of fear and silence. 16 years of forced smiles and resilience. 10 years of studies. 7 years of pregnancy. 4 years of criminal trials. 10 years of marriage. 5 years of deception. Half a year of cancer…and only 37 years old.

There was no time to ask ‘Why me ?’. Facing my own mortality made me realise that a big chapter of my life was not over yet and that I was not as free as I thought I was. These pages have written themselves in the middle of a still, ongoing heavy storm.

Nicolas, a charismatic Christian figure, a sacrificing husband, and a hailed hero. But who is Nicolas really? What is hiding behind the smile of this seemingly generous father of six? What is his darkest secret?

Following her mother’s death, Mary felt the urgent need to understand exactly what had happened to her estranged mother. She embarked on a painful quest to dig up 30 years of archives, but what she discovered was beyond anything she could ever have imagined…

News & BLOG

New Book Release 2023

The writing is surprisingly flowing, which only means one thing: it was about time (again)!
New book release planned for the first half of 2023!✍🏻📚❤️

High Profile Magazine: The Women’s Edition

Dr. Mary Faltz is a clinical research scientist. She is also an 'accidental author', having written "Cruelly Betrayed", a book about her experiences of childhood abuse, whilst going through chemotherapy. She hopes that sharing her story will help give voice to the...

Conférence – Libramont 28 avril 2022

Soirée très émouvante hier soir à Libramont, un grand merci au Zonta Club Saint-Hubert Redouté pour l’organisation et à Olivia Hody pour sa contribution. La beauté du Luxembourg avec son éducation plurilingue qui me permet de faire ce travail crucial au-delà des...

Happy Valentine’s Day to me!

I have just been given the equivalent of a billion roses I doubt I’ll ever get used to this emotional rollercoaster post cancer. This intense, paralysing fear before the scans and the too-good-to-be-true euphoric relief when I am told that everything looks fine (…for...

Extract from My new book ‘My Father’

The first pages of 'My Father'

Couverture de magazine Femmes – Mars 2024

Merci à Femmes Magazine et Maria Pietrangeli de donner autant de visibilité à une cause tellement importante. Une cause qui nous concerne tous en tant que société. ‘Ne pas se taire! Quand on voit l’injustice, on ne ferme pas les yeux ‘En tant que collectif, nous avons...

Reviews

A powerful, captivating testimony of human resilience in the face of multiple life traumas.

Jane McLelland

Award-winning, Bestselling author of How To Starve Cancer and a Stage IV cancer survivor of 26 years

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