Quiet your mind, and the silence will help you hear your inner voice-the one that says, "Stay strong enough to forgive, to heal, and to have hope."

In her stirring, vulnerable new memoir, Karena Dawn reveals what it was like to grow up with a mother suffering from severe mental health issues, and how, during her teenage years, she desperately tried to escape her own inner demons. Addicted to pain-numbing drugs and crippled by severe depression, Karena learned how to use grief as a teacher, releasing herself from guilt and shame and finding the inner strength to go from abandonment to forgiveness, from hopelessness to healing.

Karena's bold and brave memoir shows us how staying silent about mental illness only reinforces the stigma. At the heart of her story is the eternal struggle we all share-how to move past the pain and suffering of our personal battles to experience life's joys. Through the healing power of nature, meditation, and fitness, Karena was able to forge a path to self-discovery and find peace.

Ultimately, The Big Silence reveals how a journey of self-love can lead to a renewed sense of identity and a life filled with hope and optimism.

Organic Social Media Content Promotion to 3.3M+ followers across all social media channels

Email Promotion to 1.4M Tone It Up Subscribers

Promotion Through Author's Network of Influencers

Signed book giveaway, IG live/Zoom, IG stories designed to target the Tone It Up community

Inclusion and highlight in the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) newsletter and website where author is a board member

Promotional Materials for Author Speaking Engagements

Inclusion in Karena's new podcast, The Big Silence, to launch before the book release date

5-city live event tour (includes a workout/medication, a panel, book signing, and meet and greet (Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, NYC, Denver)

About the Author

Karena Dawn is a wellness entrepreneur, trainer, cofounder of the Tone It Up app and New York Times bestselling author of Tone It Up: Balanced and Beautiful. Her lifelong passion for fitness, mindfulness, and spiritual empowerment have made her a leader in the wellness space. While she helps others practice self-care and find positive mental health, her own journey was anything but easy.

Reviews
"Karena's revealing memoir demonstrates how one can truly create a new journey with a renewed sense of identity, hope, and optimism." - DEEPAK CHOPRA

"Karena's new book is about transformation. As she struggles to cope with her mother's mental illness, Karena learns it's not about being perfect, but about striving each day to learn, accept, and forgive. It's about using tools like physical movement and meditation that will improve the quality of your life. That is transformation."-JILLIAN MICHAELS, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"In honest and beautiful prose, Karena writes about confronting her struggles with bravery and courage, removing the stigma of mental illness and paving the way for others seeking empathy and acceptance."-JEWEL, musician, songwriter, and New York Times bestselling author of Never Broken

"Your book [will] reach the hearts and souls of everyone . . .[and] inspire."-DARLENE CORDERO, director of talent outreach at Chopra Global

Book Information
ISBN 9781954854499
Author Karena Dawn
Format Hardback
Page Count 360
Imprint Girl Friday Productions
Publisher Girl Friday Productions