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Herina Koko Ayot is a creative writer, psychotherapist, and behavioral scientist, a storyteller crafting compelling narratives that reframe trauma, pain, and redemption from an experiential and existential approach. She is actively exploring what it means to be human.

“We trust our minds much more than we should, but as it turns out, they are deceitful bastards lying far more often than they tell truth.” ‑Herina K. Ayot

Creative Work

I Fell In Love Carrying Another Man’s Child

I fell in love across the Atlantic in a country more beautiful than God himself while four months pregnant with another man’s …

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January 5, 2015

This is Who I Am

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October 17, 2014

The Single Parent Solution

My 8-year-old twins have a problem. There are three sides to the story. The Black Family in America has suffered tremendous setbacks …

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September 10, 2014

The Single Parent’s Secret

I recently became a contributor to my church’s newsletter “The Calvary Connection”. My column titled Fruit of the Womb will focus on …

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June 9, 2014

The Malaysian Plane, Sandy Hook, 9/11 and Haiti Through Another Lens

Optical illusions are sometimes fun. The picture with a thousand dots that at first seem to form nothing in particular until you …

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April 15, 2014

Submission Is For Men Too

I loved this little piece from Chris Kazi Rolle. Thoughtful and Inspiring… Sourced from ConvosWithKazi.com Contrary to popular belief, submission is for …

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March 6, 2014

Research & Policy

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A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies:

The stories that are never read

“In the end, we’ll all become stories.”

– Margaret Atwood

Presentations and Speaking Engagements

American Society of Criminology

(ASC) 2026 Annual Meeting

Nov 18 -21, 2026

Chicago, Illinois

Theme: Criminology and Justice Policy