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From Bullying Victim to Bestselling Author: A Teen’s Triumph with Shanti Hershenson
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Episode: 124
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is Shanti Hershenson.
Shanti Hershenson is a teenage author of 22 books, spoken word artist and advocate for anti-bullying in schools.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest and teenager Shanti Hershenson, who decided that enough was enough and wrote "You Won't Know Her Name", a novel-told-in-poetry about bullying in middle school. From writing over 22 books with 3 being published, Shanti is not only and advocate for anti-bullying but an inspiration to teenagers to get support and follow their passion for writing and expression. She also provides some cool tips on how to promote your books on tik tok.
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Show Notes and Key takeaways on this episode:
- The pressure of being bullied in school.
- WHAT happed when Shanti created the poem, Needles and Thorns.
- Advice for other teenagers who have been bullied.
- The School Systems and how they can improve and gain trust back from students who are being bullied.
- COVID and its inspiration for writing for Shanti.
- How to balance school and writing.
- Shant's strategy for writing over 22 books.
- What a purposeful life means to Shanti.
Resources
Book: You Won't Know Her Name by Shanti Hershenson
https://www.amazon.com/You-Wont-Know-Her-Name-ebook/dp/B09B6HL4G1/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=yourpurpose05-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=7435571536df69497b1795c0d3f8ef1a&camp=1789&creative=9325
Guest: Shanti Hershenson
Website: https://www.shantihershenson.com/
Social Media
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shantiwhowrites
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shantihershenson/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShantiHersh
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