About Darah…
Darah Zeledon is the devoted mom of five and wife of one. She’s also a suicide prevention activist, author, inspiring speaker, and entrepreneur. She is completely fluent in Spanish, holds a B.S. in Psychology, M.A. in International Relations, and is a Certified Life & Success Coach (CLC, CPSC). Darah joined The Miami Herald’s MomsMiami as a featured blogger in 2010 and began writing for the print publication, The Parent Notebook in 2011 as their family editor and founder of the witty and provocative “This Parenting Gig” column. She blogged for the Huffington Post and has been featured in local and international media including: WLRN’s (NPR) Topical Currents radio show, Sun-Sentinel, Plantation Town Times, Sports & Activities Directory, Our City Weston, Weston Lifestyle Magazine, Costa Rica’s La Nación, Radio Monumental, and Canál 2, FIU Magazine, the Associated Press, Deseret News, and Conexiones Internacional. Her debut book, Girl with the Crooked Smile – Stuck in a Moment, has received numerous awards and professional accolades. Her tireless efforts for her work with teens as the founder/co-facilitator of the first middle school HOPE Club won her a FISP 2014 Humanitarian Award. Darah shares her riveting journey of courage, faith and thra-vival with candor, insight, and wit to reveal what it really takes to weather life’s storms. She teaches how you can emerge stronger, more confident, and more resilient confronting hardship.
***Darah’s available to speak to your book club in person or virtually and has a compelling list of book discussion questions and topics that peel back layers and get people talking.
***If you have a group or organization and would like to inquire about Darah’s practical and empowering leadership and life skills seminars and course curricula, simply fill out a contact request here.
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