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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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

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...

I really had a wonderful year…

I really had a wonderful year why? …not because I published a successful accidental impactful book …not because I bought a beautiful new house …not because I landed my dream job …not because I gave a powerful TEDx talk …not because I am finally speaking up and...

Groupe de parole (Facebook)

Ce groupe privé est strictement destiné à toute personne, de sexe masculin ou féminin, qui a survécu à l’abus sexuel durant l’enfance et/ou jeunesse. Vous pouvez parler ouvertement, de façon anonyme ou simplement être spectateur sans contribution tout en étant à...

‘It is just hair’

Thank you Alicia for being there during and after chemotherapy People told me ‘it’s just hair, it will grow back…’ Well, it isn’t just hair, I can confirm that….food for thought for future interactions with cancer patients #cancer #chemotherapy #chemosucks #chemocurls...

PAPERJAM Interview

Mary Faltz est une survivante. A seulement 37 ans, elle a vécu autant d'épreuves qu'une personne de 80 ans. Pourtant, elle reste irrémédiablement positive et souriante.

Interview – Janette Magazine

Ecrit en huit semaines pendant sa chimiothérapie, 'Trahie dans sa chair' est une ode à la vie, une leçon de courage et de bonheur face au parcours de vie semé d'embûches de Mary Faltz. Rencontre avec l'auteure, qui vit au Luxembourg avec ses quatre enfants.

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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