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“This author talk is not to be missed, dear teachers. You want to hear Dr. Sonia Patel talk about mental health in this letter to her teen patient. The letter is available for free in Just YA's online version at Open OkState here: https://open.library.okstate.edu/just... Also, the book is available anywhere books are sold: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/just... “

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Full Episode #149 It’s Lit with PHDJ featuring Sonia Patel

This @itslitwithphdj podcast episode #149 just dropped! https://itslitwithphdj.wordpress.com/2022/04/02/sonia-patel/

Check it out for some nonviolent-hip-hop-YA resistance that be like 16-year-old Rani spittin,’ “My daddy’s gone. And I’m so done looking for another one.”

(Caveat: I hope readers/listeners will feel how difficult it is for Rani to liberate herself from her brain’s hardwiring to be groomed by older narcissistic/predator men like her father. Unlike Rani, most survivors of chronic childhood abuse DON’T gain insight/awareness into the abuse, or even disclose it, until the 3rd or 4th decade of life because the abuse has physically damaged and scarred their brains. But then RANI PATEL IN FULL EFFECT would’ve been a very different novel.)

My love & gratitude to hosts @pbanjoli & @jocelynkng for this opportunity. If you missed any episodes, catch up at https://itslitwithphdj.wordpress.com/

Shout out to @joannagordy for connecting me with these awesome podcasting humans!

Also, check out the podcast’s origin story: https://anjoliroy.com/bibliography/lit-on-radio-waves-holding-space-in-hawaii/