Sonja is the author of the award-winning and best-selling book, An Impossible Life which details her struggles with mental illness, and was featured on CBS This Morning as a story of hope. CBS This Morning Correspondent, Dr. Tara Narula, said that Sonja’s story was “one of my most sacred and special I’ve ever done.”

Sonja is a suicide survivor with over 30 years of lived experience with mental health challenges.  She is a passionate mental health advocate and one of today’s most insightful and inspirational speakers on mental health.

Her mental health advocacy work includes drug addiction recovery programs, homeless shelters, firefighters, police officers, veterans, women’s prisons, university students, and others.

Oprah Winfrey graciously participated in one of Sonja’s mental health book clubs’ discussions to inspire the women inmates at Central California Women’s Facility, the world’s largest women’s prison.

Sonja is a member of Newsweek Expert Forum. She has traveled the country speaking with Fortune 500 companies, not-for-profit organizations, government officials, advocacy groups, and top media outlets about the importance of mental health. Sonja has been an op-ed contributor in such publications as The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Newsweek, The Hill, Ms. Magazine, Kevin M.D., NAMI (National Alliance Mental Illness), Oprah Daily, and others.

Sonja has been interviewed across all 50 states on local and national news about the importance of raising mental health awareness.  Sonja is passionate about sharing her personal mental health journey to help individuals and organizations create open, inclusive, and educational conversations around mental health. She has had the privilege of sharing her story and message of hope with millions of people.