Hena Hussain’s book “From Fear to Freedom, my Journey” Launched at City of Surrey Hall

On April 28th, Vancouverites attended a pre-book launch of Hena Hussain’s book “From Fear to Freedom, my Journey”. The event included an inspiring and interactive session given by Hena. It was held at the Centre Stage at the Surrey City Hall and was a collaborative effort between Pakistani Canadian Women’s Society a non- profit society dedicated to empowering women -and writer and mind coach Hena Hussain. Hena grew up in Vancouver and has written a brave, bold and beautiful book From Fear to Freedom, my journey) about traumatic experiences in her earlier life, her “recollection” of these in her adult life and her quest to heal herself. She takes you through her journey from fear to freedom. As she dragged her burdens and secrets she moved through life carrying her burdens alone, but she slowly learned that these problems are universal across cultures and languages. Then she discovered that there are tools that helped her overcome her fears. She shares these with you in her book so you too can journey from fear to freedom. Her talk was bold and inspiring and received kudos and much appreciation from the audience for her courage and strength in addressing issues that have been considered taboo in the South Asian culture. Hena is a much sought after lecturer, seminar leader and keynote speaker where she addresses how to create change and personal growth in our lives. She specializes in Stress Management, Power of Positive Thinking and Business Success, to name a few. She is also a Certified Hypnotherapist and a certified instructor for the International Association of Counselors and Therapists and the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association. She is the founder and director of Balance 4 Life, a network of human development offices located throughout suburban Detroit, Michigan. Her purpose in life is to share this message and give back to the community. Present at the event were Counselor General of Pakistan, Dr.Mohd. Tariq, MLA Rachna Singh and Jinny Simms, Minister of Citizen Services who awarded Hena a Certificate of Appreciation from the Legislative Assembly for her work. Jinny Simms expressed that the community is really proud of Hena that she has taken this bold and beautiful step to share her life journey to empower other women so they too can overcome their fears in their own minds just like she did.