Local Author Shares Importance Of Empowerment On The Porch

Empowerment can be a powerful tool not only because of the hope that it can bring yourself, but the hope that it can bring to others.

A local author from Norman is looking to assist and inspire others by using her own story as a tool to help support and empower others who have been through similar experiences.

Author, Amy Thurman sat down with the News 9 team on the Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Porch to share why empowering others is perhaps the most powerful thing you can do.

Her best selling book, "Finding My Hero Within," tells the story of Thurman fighting and living through disability and finding ways to empower and advocate for herself.

"It chronicles my fight through the injury to my neck, which took six years. I also share what I learned about finding hope in the midst of that resilience and overcoming adversity," Thurman said.

Throughout the book, Thurman details her own personal experiences with self-empowerment and how much of a journey it was to achieve.

"On the verge of taking my life, I decided to fight to live with the intention of using my story to help others, and that's what it's become," Thurman said.

For more information on the book, click here.