{"id":3803,"date":"2018-02-28T17:23:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T17:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?p=3803"},"modified":"2020-08-17T19:37:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T19:37:01","slug":"trailblazers-small-town-girl-rises-like-a-phoenix-from-the-ashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/trailblazers-small-town-girl-rises-like-a-phoenix-from-the-ashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailblazers: Small Town Girl, Rises Like A Phoenix From the Ashes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Laiba Sehrish Nawaz:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daastan’s<\/a> co-founder Sidra Amin<\/a>, has been long known to be the fairy godmother of mentorship<\/em>, and always has an eye out for talent that she can groom and launch forward into the world. It was through her that Laiba Sehrish Nawaz<\/a> first came in contact with Daastan<\/a>. The beautiful 18-year-old girl from Peshawar, who was a student of journalism, had faced many a trauma since the young age of 9, when she lost her mother to breast cancer. Since then, Laiba suffered at the hands of anxiety, depression, and abuse. Her only solace <\/strong>lay in one thing, putting to words all that weighed her down<\/em>. Writing to both unburden herself, and also preserve each emotion that found its home in her heart. This was how at such a young age she compiled a complete book <\/strong>of her very own work, and was seeking a publisher to help bring her work to print and start her career as a distinguished writer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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