Karena Dawn and The Big Silence Tour

433 North Capitol Avenue,Indianapolis IN 46204

13 May, 2022

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Karena Dawn shares her journey of hopelessness to healing in her memoir The Big Silence, and talks with Indy Maven co-founder Leslie Bailey. Karena Dawn, co-founder of the leading women’s fitness community Tone It Up, and founder of the mental health foundation, The Big Silence, visits her hometown of Indianapolis during her nationwide tour for mental health awareness month. Karena shares her journey of hopelessness to healing and reveals what it was like to grow up with a mother suffering from severe mental health issues in her memoir, The Big Silence: A Daughter’s Memoir of Mental Illness and Healing. Join Karena for a book reading, an open conversation about mental health with Indy Maven co-founder Leslie Bailey, and a book signing and meet and greet with Karena. What to expect: An in-depth conversation about mental health with Karena and Leslie Bailey of Indy MavenMusic from Nick IvanovichBook Signing - bring your copy of The Big Silence to have it signed!IRL HugsHappy Hour brought to you by Big Country Organic Hard SeltzerHydration with ZenWTR We can't wait to see you! Your ticket in: a $25 ticket purchase through Eventbrite as donation to The Big Silence Foundation, or proof of purchase of Karena's memoir The Big Silence: A Daughter’s Memoir of Mental Illness and Healing is your ticket in! You must RSVP through Eventbrite. Bought the book or made a donation through TheBigSilence.com? Email [email protected] with proof of purchase of The Big Silence memoir to receive your code for a free ticket! ABOUT KARENA DAWN Karena Dawn, mental health advocate and co-founder of Tone It Up, the leading women’s fitness community, is a wellness entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, NAMI board advisor, and founder of the mental health nonprofit foundation, The Big Silence. For more than a decade Karena Dawn has empowered millions of women around the world to live their healthiest and happiest lives. Her lifelong passion for fitness, mindfulness, and spiritual empowerment has made her a leader in the wellness space. Dawn has been featured in Forbes for creating a “fitness empire” and on the Create & Cultivate 100 List honoring women who are masters in their field. She has also headlined the POPSUGAR Play/Ground Festival and has been a keynote speaker at the PoWer Up Women’s Conference. She is mindful meditation coach for Chopra Global, and a regularly featured speaker and instructor for TED Women, and other national platforms. ABOUT THE BIG SILENCE: A DAUGHTER’S MEMOIR OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND HEALING In her stirring, vulnerable new memoir, Karena Dawn reveals what it was like to grow up with a mother suffering from severe mental health issues, and how, during her teenage years, she desperately tried to escape her own inner demons. Addicted to pain-numbing drugs and crippled by severe depression, Karena learned how to use grief as a teacher, releasing herself from guilt and shame and finding the inner strength to go from abandonment to forgiveness, from hopelessness to healing. Karena’s bold and brave memoir shows us how staying silent about mental illness only reinforces the stigma. At the heart of her story is the eternal struggle we all share—how to move past the pain and suffering of our personal battles to experience life’s joys. Through the healing power of nature, meditation, and fitness, Karena was able to forge a path to self-discovery and find peace. Ultimately, The Big Silence reveals how a journey of self-love can lead to a renewed sense of identity and a life filled with hope and optimism. This is Karena’s third book. Buy the book. "Karena's revealing memoir demonstrates how one can truly create a new journey with renewed sense of identity, hope and optimism." —DEEPAK CHOPRA "Karena’s new book is about transformation. As she struggles to cope with her mother’s mental illness, Karena learns it’s not about being perfect, but about striving each day to learn, accept and forgive. It’s about using tools like physical movement and meditation that will improve the quality of your life. That is transformation.” —JILLIAN MICHAELS “In honest and beautiful prose, Karena writes about confronting her struggles with bravery and courage, removing the stigma of mental illness and paving the way for others seeking empathy and acceptance.” —JEWEL ABOUT THE BIG SILENCE FOUNDATION The Big Silence Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides resources and support to anyone directly or indirectly impacted by mental illness. We raise awareness, promote understanding, and aim to bring together people and organizations who want to improve public attitudes towards mental health and normalize conversations surrounding mental health topics and experiences. For more information on The Big Silence, visit www.thebigsilence.com. Follow The Big Silence on Instagram. ABOUT MAVEN SPACE Maven Space is a social club and coworking space created by and for women. Located in the historic Gibson Company building in downtown Indianapolis, Maven Space features a fitness center, café, content creation studio, mother’s room, and event space. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer large natural light-filled places where dreamers and doers will make the connections and find the resources they need to get their personal and professional pursuits off the ground. Find out more about Maven Space at www.mavenspace.co. PARKING Paid parking is available in the parking lot adjacent the building on the south side or at meters on the street.