“What is depression? I can tell you: It’s a cry from the soul that something is dreadfully wrong. In depression, there is no movement. Once you’re in, you’re in. The only way out is to go down, down, and down and finally pass through.” Frank Soonius

In this exclusive interview Dr Marina Nani talks with the Author of Trapped in a Dream, Frank Soonius about how to unlock your dream

Frank Soonius is a natural-born leader, the son of a mother who survived Japanese concentration camps in Indonesia and a father who was a financial accountant. Frank often found himself serving as mediator between his parents and friends, helping the needy whenever he could. His father didn’t seem to appreciate this, as he wanted his son to be a successful entrepreneur.

Thus, for seventeen years, Frank was discouraged from following his heart’s desires, as his father did not accept the softer side of his son. That discouragement seemed to keep all growth opportunities out of Frank’s reach, and he struggled to feel loved. Frank coped with this by creating a fantasy world where he could be himself. Finally, Frank stood up to his father and embarked on a mission to live his own dream.

He became a well-known sportsman, a successful trainer and coach, a research marketer, and a loving partner. Helping others helped Frank to escape his own pain. Initially, he didn’t believe in himself, and he found it easier to dwell in an imaginary world. Even with many friends, he felt utterly alone. In spite of his success, he only felt more insecure. He discovered that by projecting his dream on other people, he was just hanging on, harboring the great fear and frustration that had scarred him. He wasn’t living his own dream. That tactic seemed to work for a long time, but when he found himself in an isolated cell, reality struck. After three attempts to end his life, he was finally inspired by the goodness of strangers who helped wake him from his nightmare. During that ordeal, he was involved with the worst of prison inmates and became famous by solving the murder on Samantha Knight.

After more than four years in jail, as an innocent man falsely convicted, Frank found his way back to Netherlands, where he started his own successful tennis school and started using his life skills to help people to make their dreams come true!

This episode is sponsored by MTN Press

About the Host

Dr Marina Nani

Free from press prejudice, Marina specializes in multi media brand journalism, creating inclusive newsrooms, supporting professional women with brand positioning and compelling narratives.

Working with Luxury Influencers, VIP's, Elite Women's Clubs, high net worth individuals, luxury brands, corporations, sustainable fashion designers and creatives with the ultimate aim to diagnose and close the gender Gap. Editor in Chief of Rich Woman- The Woman Re-Imagined Group of Publications, the founder of Sovereign Magazine- Business, Tech, Finance, https://www.sovereignmagazine.co.uk

In the last decade she authored numerous books while travelling around the world and hosted Red Carpet events. Her podcasts series features Rich Conversations with High profile visionaries from five continents. Marina created the First Private Network of Conscious Influencers- a safe medium for women and men to discover and share their passion, their wisdom, their unique talent and celebrate the divine feminine together, while becoming brand evangelists.

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