Anya Hurley

Biography

Anya Hurley has published over 20 books helping people improve the quality of their lives. Her personal story of courage and determination against the odds, has inspired women around the world.

Anya created The Path to Positive Self-Awareness to bypass the excessive waiting times for therapy that trauma victims and other sufferers of mental ill-health often face.

The Path to Positive Self-Awareness is a holistic 40-step program designed to improve all aspects of a person’s mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Anya hopes to give people the tools to fight mental ill-health and help them regain control of their lives.

Anya’s books provide support for readers when they need it most. Through the Path to Positive Self-Awareness, you will be guided on how to deal with specific mental, physical, and emotional health issues. You will also be provided with a fundamental philosophy for positive healthy living.

Anya is a single parent of three children and holds joint Irish and British Citizenship. Anya is also a qualified personal trainer and nutritionist. She has many interests including the arts, ballet, opera, music, supporting Ireland Rugby, reading political, philosophical, motivational non-fiction, and thriller fiction. Anya also enjoys long walks, skiing, scuba diving, architecture, exploring cities, and experiencing different cultures.

Through her work, Anya supports a number of charities, which have all played an important role in her life.

The Benjamin Pritchard Foundation - #bemoreben
The charity aims to provide a reliable informal support network for parents and families who have lost a child. They offer ongoing services such as counselling and complementary therapies to help families cope with their loss. They also offer support to families who have a terminally ill child. They receive end of life care and offer a parent’s perspective to professionals working in end of life care and bereavement to enhance their working practice.

Kinergy
Kinergy is a specialist counselling agency that supports survivors of sexual abuse, sexual violence, or rape. They aim to provide a safe, accepting, and a supportive environment for survivors. This gives the survivors a chance to come to terms with the past, enjoy the present and look forward to the future.

The Southmead Project: Art of Survivors Program
The Southmead Project was founded in 1994 by Mike Peirce and aims to support people that have experienced abuse. In 2019 The Southmead Project ran the Art of Survivors Program. This is an art workshop with survivors of abuse, offering them the ability to express themselves through activities such as painting, sculpture, and poetry using creativity to help support their healing process.

NHS Charities Together
A charity supporting NHS workers and patients in the UK.

Smashwords Interview

What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
I find the process of writing very cathartic, but the greatest joy of writing, for me, is the opportunity to help others who might be struggling.
What do your fans mean to you?
In a word - everything. Mental ill-health can rob you of your identity, to the point that you become your suffering. My fans helped give me a new purpose in life.
Read more of this interview.

Where to find Anya Hurley online

Books

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