Steve Simpson - From childhood abuse survivor to author and thriver

<p>Steve Simpson, a New York media veteran and nationally recognized, award-winning child advocate and abuse survivor himself, joins us today. Thankfully Steve came out on the other side and survived the issues that he struggled with for many years, including thoughts of suicide. Today he works to help demystify the issues surrounding abuse, dysfunctional homes, and suicide, and offers a compassionate, hopeful message of prevention and peace by providing help to those who feel helpless.</p><p>Steve has also created The Teenage and Young Adult Survival Handbook -- a small, life-saving guide that is included in all four of his YA adventure novels, which he wrote as a way to escape from all the drama and abuse of his childhood. The guide covers many of the issues plaguing young people today—suicide, bullying, physical abuse, verbal abuse, self-worth, being the child of an addict, living in a dysfunctional home, surviving school and more.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Sponsor:</strong>Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals? <a href="https://betterhelp.com/leo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://betterhelp.com/leo</a> and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>1-on-1 Coaching</strong>: If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thrivewithleo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thrivewithleo.com</a>.&nbsp;Let’s get to tomorrow, together.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</strong></p><p>988</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Teen Line (Los Angeles)</strong></p><p>800-852-8336</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)</strong></p><p>866-488-7386</p><p><br></p><p><strong>National Domestic Violence Hotline</strong></p><p>800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Crisis Text Line</str