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# Angela Giles Klocke

Writer, Photographer, Creative Soul

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## Posts

- [Journal & Announcements](https://angelagilesklocke.com/blog-2/)
- [FREE EBOOK: The First 22 Years Are the Hardest Memoir, 7/8-7/12/26](https://angelagilesklocke.com/free-ebook-the-first-22-years-are-the-hardest-memoir-7-8-7-12-26/) - My ebook is free for the next 5 days! GET IT HERE! The First 22 Years Are the Hardest: A Memoir: coming of age with a baby on the hip and hope for happily ever after 👑 By the time she is thirteen, Angela Giles Klocke has already learned what it means to survive sexual
- [Get Comfortable Being in Pictures: I'll Go First](https://angelagilesklocke.com/get-comfortable-being-in-pictures-ill-go-first/) - I’ve noticed that every time I get ready to start a new season or turn a corner, I begin with new self-portraits. It always feels like a reintroduction to myself from myself. Meeting me on this day in this new way as I look toward what I’m working on next. The thing about doing portraits
- [You don’t have to keep everything](https://angelagilesklocke.com/you-dont-have-to-keep-everything/) - It’s been a long day. Waiting tables is never easy unless business has been slow. Otherwise, it’s a very physical job, taxing on both the body and one’s patience. Just 10 minutes before the end of my shift, as I am trying to finish my duties, ready to hand off the dining room to the
- [I’ll Write When the Kids Are Grown: The Story We Told Ourselves](https://angelagilesklocke.com/ill-write-when-the-kids-are-grown-the-story-we-told-ourselves/) - *Written 2021. Resharing 2026. When I first landed on the Internet scene in 1999, I quickly checked out the situation and, without (too much) fear or overthinking it, I launched my first writing endeavor – The Writing Parent. It began as the worst site you’d ever laid eyes on with Geocities, and from there I
- [This is the story of a door](https://angelagilesklocke.com/this-is-the-story-of-a-door/) - 2019 “If it doesn’t open, it’s not your door.” Several weeks ago, on a late shift working, I closed an always-locked door, and when I returned, said door would not open. I tried and I tried, but nothing was working. The keys were worthless, and the lock and door had already been screaming out their
- [Win a Signed Copy of My Book! (US Only)](https://angelagilesklocke.com/win-a-signed-copy-of-my-book-us-only/) - THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED! The First 22 Years Are the Hardest is available on Amazon in print and ebook. If one of your goals is reading more books and wearing a tiara to celebrate your reclamation of self, I have the giveaway for you! (United States Only, Please.) I’m giving away a signed print copy of The
- [Let's do old-fashioned blogging again!](https://angelagilesklocke.com/lets-do-old-fashioned-blogging-again/) - I miss the good ole days of blogging, back when it was brand new, before it was even called “blogging.” We were just writing about our lives, sharing stories to connect, not to sell. There’s nothing wrong with selling, of course. Many of us have personal businesses, and storytelling helps, but sometimes I think we
- [The Power of Reaching "Just One"](https://angelagilesklocke.com/the-power-of-reaching-just-one/) - I recently heard someone say they wouldn’t waste their time speaking on a stage to just 50-100 people. My eyes widened. Waste your time? On just 50-100 people? Wow. I truly can’t imagine overlooking the value of a “smaller” audience. I will speak to one and be just as content. But...every single person matters. Every
- [On This Day In History: Walking Onto My Second TEDx Stage](https://angelagilesklocke.com/on-this-day-in-history-walking-onto-my-second-tedx-stage/) - “The Survivor’s Resume” by Angela Giles Klocke explores how survivors of domestic violence and trauma can reframe the ways they coped to see the strengths beneath. It invites listeners to release shame, reclaim their stories, and recognize the resilience that helped them survive. Angela is a dynamic speaker, writer, and coach passionate about trauma recovery,
- [Shadow Work: 7 Journal Prompts to Help You Write Your Heart Out](https://angelagilesklocke.com/7-journal-prompts-to-help-you-write-your-heart-out/) - Journaling is such a powerful tool. Many use it to process trauma or just a regular day. I find it helpful in processing not only my past but also how I'm healing now. The following are journal prompts to give you a start when facing the blank page. Often, we don't know where to begin,
- [FREE EBOOK: The First 22 Years Are the Hardest Memoir, 2/9-2/13/26](https://angelagilesklocke.com/free-ebook-the-first-22-years-are-the-hardest-memoir/) - My ebook is free for the next 5 days! While the free days have passed, you can always grab the book on KindleUnlimited or for a very low price -- GET IT HERE! The First 22 Years Are the Hardest: A Memoir: coming of age with a baby on the hip and hope for happily
- [On This Day In History: Ask Me About My Tiara is Released](https://angelagilesklocke.com/on-this-day-in-history-ask-me-about-my-tiara-is-released/) - On this day in history, my first TEDx talk went live into the world! I owe this woman an apology. I have not been super kind to her for this performance. I have always offered her up with apologies instead of celebrating the courage it took to walk out on that stage and ask to
- ["I’ll go with you" On Coaching & Support](https://angelagilesklocke.com/ill-go-with-you-on-coaching-support/) - It was my granddaughter’s first soccer game. She started off well enough, as any small child will who is excited but unsure about what to do, where to go, and simply how to be a soccer player when you’ve only just begun figuring out how to be a whole independent human. Things went downhill unexpectedly
- [TEDxManitouSprings BREAK FREE: Gratitude](https://angelagilesklocke.com/tedxmanitousprings-break-free-gratitude/) - TEDxManitouSprings BREAK FREE was amazing! The energy, the support, and the people were absolutely incredible. I am deeply honored to have been part of an event like this, surrounded by so many passionate and inspiring individuals. As I continue to process my own experience, I want to highlight the incredible team and speakers who made
- [The Survivor's Resume: TEDxManitouSprings](https://angelagilesklocke.com/the-survivors-resume-tedxmanitousprings-break-free/) - It’s here! My TEDx Talk “The Survivor’s Resume” is now live. 💜 This talk was born from my own story of surviving domestic violence and abuse—and the journey of learning to see that survival as strength, not shame. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt like their past disqualifies them from a better future. Spoiler: it
- [“I don’t know how to ocean”](https://angelagilesklocke.com/i-dont-know-how-to-ocean-2/) - A 6-word memoir and backstory Inspiration for a writer is in every word, every moment -- “I don’t know how to ocean” “She stood before the great big ocean just a week and a half after graduating high school, her first time looking out at sea as an adult, and she told me she doesn't
- [Shadow Work: 8 Journal Ideas to Write Your Story](https://angelagilesklocke.com/8-journal-ideas-to-write-your-story/) - The first time I sat on a counselor's couch, I had no idea what to say. It wasn't that I didn't have anything but rather I had no idea where to actually begin. The same can happen with writing and journaling. Let the following prompts get you started. 1 - The start of something new.
- [Everything is fine](https://angelagilesklocke.com/everything-is-fine/) - treading waterthe muck reaches everything is fineif you only glanceand keep going-agk
- [Make a U-Turn](https://angelagilesklocke.com/make-a-u-turn-2/) - “So beautiful…” My husband slowed the car. “Do you want me to turn around?” he asked. Usually I say no. Usually I just let it be a memory. Usually I don’t want to u-turn. “Yes, please.” I’ve been learning (again) that it’s really OK to u-turn and try things again. Sometimes you try again and
- [In 2026, We're Going For It!](https://angelagilesklocke.com/in-2026-were-going-for-it/) - On second thought, I’m just going to keep setting big, audacious goals. Being “unrealistic” has always served me better than playing small and safe. Life for me has always been about expanding and contracting as needed. Ebb and flow. Finding the best harmony (not balance) for the way life and work and passion and dreams

## Pages

- [Home](https://angelagilesklocke.com/)
- [Hi, I'm Angela!](https://angelagilesklocke.com/about-angela/) - Angela Giles Klocke(Soft G, Long I = Giles / Clock + E = Klocke) Contact:angelagilesklocke@gmail.com Based in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area. Professional I am coming back to me. I am returning to my roots as a creative. After years of weaving in creativity around other work, I am looking to weave other work around
- [Hire Me to Speak at Your Next Event](https://angelagilesklocke.com/hire-me/) - Speaker & Advocate Available for Keynotes, Workshops, and Breakouts Angela Giles Klocke is a speaker, writer, and advocate passionate about empowering survivors of domestic violence and trauma. Through the power of storytelling, she helps audiences reframe survival as strength, turn pain into purpose, and reclaim their voices. As a survivor herself, Angela understands the deep-seated
- [The Writing Parent Returns!](https://angelagilesklocke.com/the-writing-parent-returns/) - June 15, 2026 A Cologuard box sits on my bathroom counter, waiting for my body to end its strike so I can complete the test. I’m scheduled for a mammogram in a few weeks. I’ve recently run through a bunch of tests—a complete physical—where I’ve been deemed overall healthy. Even got a “keep it up!”
- [Strengths, Storytelling, and Creativity Coaching](https://angelagilesklocke.com/coaching/) - Now Accepting New Clients Currently: 3 Openings Available Empowering individuals to thrive through creative coaching. My approach: We will work from a foundation of grace and belief in possibility, and I will ask questions to help you curiously explore the goals you are working on, even if you don’t have complete clarity around those goals
- [Coaching Testimonials](https://angelagilesklocke.com/coaching-testimonials/) - Whole Life Coaching Testimonial “Angela is incredibly easy to talk to—deeply intuitive, compassionate, and genuinely empathetic. She doesn’t just coach recovery; she models it in the way she shows up for others. She challenged me when I needed it most, while also giving me the space and support to grow and integrate at a pace
- [Memoir: The First 22 Years Are the Hardest](https://angelagilesklocke.com/memoir-the-first-22-years-are-the-hardest/) - The First 22 Years Are the Hardest: coming of age with a baby on the hip and hope for happily ever after by Angela Giles Klocke By the time she is thirteen, Angela Giles Klocke has already learned what it means to survive sexual assault, child abuse, and poverty. What follows is a deeply honest survivor memoir
- [Book Reviews & Writing Responses](https://angelagilesklocke.com/book-reviews-writing-responses/)
- [Writing Credits](https://angelagilesklocke.com/writer/) - Memoir: The First 22 Years Are the Hardestcoming of age with a baby on the hip and hope for happily ever after I am an essayist and memoir writer. My writing has appeared in the following publications/sites: Mabel Magazine, essay Parley Student Journal - Lean On Me: How I Serve Venn Magazine Pikes Peak Courier,
- [Privacy Policy](https://angelagilesklocke.com/privacy-policy-2/) - Who we are Our website address is: http://angelagilesklocke.com. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from
- [Contact](https://angelagilesklocke.com/contact-2/) - The contact page is just for demonstration purpose. Please DON’T contact us via the contact form. For any questions or support, contact us via our support ticket.

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