Hi there! My name is Elizabeth (Liz) Duncan and I want to share my why behind stepping into the financial services industry and how I am integrating that into a call to action in the global health space.

Emotionally safe and socially supported financial conversations were limited in my life development which nearly led to my death by suicide in 2015 and then it did lead to my captivity in the United States of America by people and systems who choose to traffic at risk women living with PTSD from surviving childhood and adult violence like myself.

Human trafficking is one of our biggest global health threats today and is a form of modern day slavery systems. Most blame us and remain in the dark as a bystander. Those who are courageous enough to step into the light with me are welcome to contact me.

At the age of 14, I was nearly put into the foster care system due to childhood abuse at home and since that time I have had to continually empower myself to become a self-sustaining trauma informed expert capable of managing my own symptoms of PTSD. My home country is called to learn how to innovate many of its social systems to address violence and poverty for those of us who come from adverse childhood and adult experiences which is an urgent public and global health crisis. Our social safety nets are fragmented and they don't work well.

My story of walking by faith while I was held captive by the power and control wheel of inequality, is my reason for taking a bold stance as a woman to say America must and needs to do better for all of us moving forward. We need equality and to break the chains of corrupt systems of power that work against the human-centered design and this beautiful world God created for us to call home.

After losing another woman in my life to suicide last year (2024) and both of them close to my heart and people who protected me, one biological sister, Abbey Duncan (deceased 11/3/2010) and the other a soul sister with a 18 year friendship, I needed to consider my next steps personally and professionally. I was losing my family and my support system.

Losing my best friend, Carrie Carter-Griffin, who texted me her vague plan for suicide on 9/11/2024, required me to spearhead a search and rescue mission for her in Oregon because I was her last trusted point-of-contact and the one who knew she was worth fighting for because I love her. I had to break walls of people's belief systems who had positioned her as discardable and locate well trained and caring people that wanted to help me find her.

I am grateful for the Medford Police Department who took my call seriously and the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, her family, and all those who helped me find Carrie so I could say a prayer over her even if I had to grip with the reality that I lost her now too.

Our desire to end our lives as women is a sign that what America is doing is not working here and there is a deep call to action. God has called me to step up and lean in to the problem to offer insights from a lived and educated perspective. God entrusted me to see the darkness, be the light and bring the hidden epidemic to light for us to see together.

I decided to work towards solutions to give me some sense of peace about these devastating tragedies and somehow be even more useful to those I love and care about. I also knew of their stressors, employment and money were big ones. Socioeconomic insecurities are big stressors for me too. And our economy is a huge indicator of our safety and health as a nation and around the world.

I believe in the power of relationships, community and most importantly that the world needs more women leading the way in the re-building of a safe and healthy economic infrastructure.

What you can expect from me...

After my initial conversation with you, if we decide we are a good fit together, I will be your relationship manager moving forward and then connect you to my financial safety & health team that I formed a strategic partnership with behind the scenes who will walk you through our process at your pace and meet you where you are on your journey.

If you are looking for my oversight on how to advance your organizations mission and vision to align with supporting women and girls, you can engage with me through Abbey's Place. Men and all people who want to be psychologically safe change agents for women and girls are called to engage with my mission and vision of Abbey's Place.