From Ashes to Angel's Dust

Zo Flowers is an author, poet, actress, Reiki Master and seasoned domestic violence expert. Her poetry and essays can be found in Stand Our Ground; Poems for Trayvon Martin and Marissa Alexander, and Dear Sister: Letters From Survivors of Sexual Assault and several online journals.

Like many young women, Zoe Flowers found herself in a dangerous relationship in her early twenties. Flowers ended the relationship but the experience motivated her to be a catalyst for real change.

Now, with almost fifteen years of experience in the domestic violence field, Zo has appeared on National Public Radio, works nationally and has spoken internationally on the issue of domestic and sexual violence and works with the Joyful Heart Foundation as a holistic healing consultant for various events including their retreat program, which provides survivors with holistic approaches to healing in the nurturing environment of community. Zo worked at several state domestic violence coalitions where she provided training, technical assistance and domestic violence expertise to local and state domestic violence programs and community partners across the country before dedicating her talents to women of color advocates, survivors and their families as the Program Manager for the Women of Color Network Inc.

In 2014, Zo launched Soul Requirements, which combines her artistic projects, domestic violence expertise, and holistic healing practice. Since then, Zo has facilitated individual and group Reiki sessions and practioner trainings and readings to clients across the country and oversees. She also donates her services at community events when asked. Zo provided healing support to sexual assault survivors while they testified at the Black Women's Truth & Reconciliation Commission hosted by Black Women's Blueprint this past May, to participants at a series of plays dedicated to Trayvon Martin at the National Black Theatre in Harlem and countless other venues. In addition to Soul Requirements and all her other hats, Zoe was one of the original members of the Black Witch Chronicles. Zo, shared readings, channeled messages and provided sage advice to thousands via Facebook and YouTube as part of the trio. Zo is also one of the co-creators of Solstice SoulShifting. This cutting edge retreat combines indigenous healing technologies with survivor-centered approaches to provide participants with a retreat experience of a lifetime. Dr. G. Love and Zo are looking forward to hosting another retreat this December in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador.
Zo's book, From Ashes To Angel's Dust: A Journey Through Womanhood (FA2AD) a collection interviews Zo conducted with women of color survivors of domestic and sexual violence is set for re-release 2017.

ASHES, is a ChoreoDrama that emerged from FA2AD. Zo wrote, produces and acts in the powerful ensemble piece, which has had performances across the country including; The White House's United State of Women Summit in Washington, DC on ...