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How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life's Hidden Prisons
By (Author) Shaka Senghor
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14th October 2025
United States
General
Non Fiction
Biography: general
Hardback
256
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
523g
We all have hidden prisonsgrief, anger, shame, trauma, self-doubt. But these prisons have doors. Drawing from his extraordinary journey from incarceration to New York Times bestselling author, resilience expert, and entrepreneur, Shaka Senghor reveals the mindset and proven practices that transformed his lifeand can help anyone achieve their wildest dreams.
When Shaka received his second parole denial after 18 years behind bars, he had a choice to make: surrender to despair or transform himself from within.
He chose hope.
And when he did, he realized his greatest barriers existed within his own mindpast narratives, survivor's remorse, fear, and the inability to forgive. This awakening led him to discover universal truths about freedom that apply far beyond prison walls and transform every aspect of lifefrom deepening our relationships to achieving career success.
Through raw and powerful storytelling, Shaka reveals how we all grapple with invisible chains that hold us back. Drawing from profound lessons learned along his remarkable journey from solitary to the C-suite, he provides more than inspirationhe delivers a proven roadmap for transformation.
Using daily practices like journaling, meditation, mindfulness, and creative expression, you'll turn your vision into action, discovering how to break free from whatever holds you back so you can step into your true potential.
How To Be Free is your invitation to embrace joy, reclaim your narrative, and unlock the doors to the life you deserve.
Shaka Senghor is an inspirational speaker, entrepreneur, andNew York Timesbestselling author ofWriting My WrongsandLetters to the Sons of Society. A former MIT Media Lab Directors Fellow and TED speaker whose talk has reached more than 1.8 million viewers, he inspires global audiences with his journey from incarceration to influence. Recognized by the OWN Network as a Soul Igniter in the inaugural class of the SuperSoul 100, Shakas mission is to shift societal narratives through powerful storytelling that both entertains and ignites cultural transformation.