How one teenager overcame her diagnosis of deafness

Kellina Powell became deaf at the age of 4 due to an ear infection. Before that she had been a normally hearing child, so it was a massive shock to Kellina and her family.

Kellina describes how hard day to day life was as a teenager. She says that it took her Grandma to step in and tell her to get on with life for her to change her mindset to her disability and gain the motivational attitude that's served her in her professional career.

Who is Kellina Powell

Kellina recently graduated with a psychology degree and is now starting her own online coaching business specialising in depression, anxiety, and self esteem for young people with disabilities. Her Instagram account @DeafQueenBoss advocates for people with disabilities and she's recently finished her first book Every Day I Am Just Deaf. She has proven that no matter what obstacles are in her way, she can overcome them.

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There are already stories from fabulous guests about difficult things that happened to them as teenagers - including losing a parent, becoming a young carer, and being hospitalised with mental health problems - and how they overcame things to move on with their lives.

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