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  • Defy the Darkness: A Story of Suicide, Mental Health, and Overcoming Your Hardest Battles

  • By: Dylan Sessler
  • Narrated by: Dylan Sessler
  • Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins

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Defy the Darkness: A Story of Suicide, Mental Health, and Overcoming Your Hardest Battles

By: Dylan Sessler
Narrated by: Dylan Sessler
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Publisher's Summary

On August 12th, 1996, Dylan Sessler found himself facing the hardest moment of his life at just six years old. The unexpected trauma of loss broke the innocent nature of his childhood and left behind an unending storm of confusion, pain, and hard truths in its wake. Defy the Darkness is a raw account of how Dylan processed his way through his trauma and offers guidance on how others can do the same.

This audiobook was written to discuss the things people have always been afraid to talk about. From depression and PTSD to grief and suicide, this audiobook dives headfirst into the taboo nature of mental health and delivers a path forward that few have been able to describe. Now as a Mental Health Coach, Dylan himself is able to reach into a place of human consciousness and deliver reality in a way that clarifies the pain, informs with perspective, and develops a clear sense of purpose in the face of some of the hardest questions life has to offer.

Fun facts: Dylan wrote 90 percent of Defy the Darkness in the first months of the Covid-19 shutdown while also posting daily on Tik Tok. His social media presence alone helped hundreds of thousands of people keep fighting for life. From zero to nearly half a million followers in just 18 months, Dylan is a walking paradox as an introvert and influencer. He wrote this audiobook to show others the things he wished he had understood growing up.

©2021 Dylan James Sessler (P)2021 Dylan James Sessler

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