Story of a Child Soldier with Essi Bagheri

Essi Bagheri was born in Iran, and drafted as a child to serve in the Revolutionary Guard as a suicide bomber. To avoid land mines, abuse, and unbelievable trauma, Essi shot himself.Escaping one hellish situation led him into addiction and depression. Essi has overcome all of it. His passion now is to help others overcome addiction, and to provide hope.Essi is the author of Shattered Soul, The True Story of a Child Soldier." Stop Fearing the Dark, that’s Where the Light Lives". Essi is a speaker at TEDxAlief, Break the Mold