Could you tell us a little bit about yourself?
My
name is Shannon Rowell and I am a Mental Health Counselor in
Describe your book ‘Chains Be Broken: Finding Freedom from Cutting,
Anxiety, Depression, Anorexia, and Suicide’ in 30 words or less.
Chains
Be Broken is a book about my personal journey as a teenager and the struggles I
dealt with such as, depression, anxiety, eat disorder, self-harm, sexual abuse
and much more. The book is designed to help teenagers dealing with mental
health issues and/or parents or loved one's of young adults struggling with
mental health concerns. Too often, mental health issues come with a stigma and
results in those suffering staying silent and not receiving the help they need
for fear of what others might think about them. Hopefully, my story can offer
some hope and encourge other's to seek the help they deserve. It also has a
list of resources that is helpful.
What was the hardest part of writing your book?
I would have to say the hardest part of
writing my book was "reliving" some of the
experiences. Having said that, I also beleive it was very therapeutic as
well.
What books have had the greatest influence on you?
Notes
to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person (Hugh Prather), Every Woman's
Marriage (Shannon and Greg Ethridge), The Shack (William P. Young), and
Acutally It Is Your Parent's Fault (Philip Van Munching)
Briefly share with us what you do to market your
book?
I haven't had much time to market my
book... BookBuzzr and my website www.chainsbebroken.com are the main sources. I also
have a facebook page.
How do you spend your time when you are not
writing?
Enjoying
my husband and our one year old baby boy. .
What are you working on next?
I have really been focusing on my career as a Mental Health Counselor to help other struggling with mental health issues.
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