In this edition of The Way Out we’ve got a story and a guest like none we’ve had before with motivational speaker, author, and trauma coach Essi Bagheri. From growing up in Iran and separated from his 11 year old mother before the age of 1 and  subject to untold abuses, to child soldier, to refugee and what amounts to more than a lifetime’s battle with addiction and alcoholism, and finally coming out the other side to use his powerful and inspiring story to drive home a powerful message – Do Not Give Up Now. Essi’s story and amazing journey is a case study in a fundamental truth: so long as we’re still alive – there’s always hope. The circumstances of Essi’s experiences are at once extreme and poignant, yet the universality and commonality of what it means and feels like to battle addiction and alcoholism, and the common solution so many of us have found rings pure and true. No question way out casters, this story right here embodies the fundamental problem we all experience and the universal truth that provides our solution so Listen Up.

Book Mentioned on this episode:

Shattered Soul by Essi Bagheri: The True Story of a Child Soldier

http://www.donotgiveupnow.com/do-not-give-up-now-books/

Contact Essi:

Social Media Links:

https://www.facebook.com/essi.bagheri.9

https://ca.linkedin.com/in/essi-bagheri

https://twitter.com/essi_bagheri

https://www.instagram.com/essi.bagheri

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.donotgiveupnow.com