Aryana Altaha – 2024

Teen social media sensation, author, and award-winning actor Aryana Altaha weaves her experience with mental illness into viral storytelling. Since age 15, Aryana accumulated a combined audience of 90,000+ supporters with millions of monthly views on her social media accounts, where she shares scientifically-proven advice to improve mental health & provides a safe space for others to be vulnerable. Additionally, she self-published her mental health poetry book “am I too broken?” at age 16. Throughout her poems, Aryana opens up about her struggles, how she used vulnerability & coping mechanisms to turn her agony into advocacy. She landed her first TEDx talk at 17 and is currently working on her second and third book! Through her publications, motivational talks, and advocacy Aryana educates others on mental illness, combats deeply-rooted stigmas, and shows others how to truly live instead of simply survive. To learn more, visit stan.store/askaryana and follow her@ask.aryana.