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Renowned and highly trusted in the 1990s and 2000s for her striking and distinctive flair as a professional photographer, Sarhn photographed four Australian Prime Ministers, immortalised numerous celebrities, and vividly captured a plethora of sporting legends through her lens.

After retiring her camera, Sarhn followed her passion for martial arts into founding a karate dojo, channelling her desire into making a profound and positive impact on the lives of her students. Imparting invaluable life skills such as strength of character, compassion, respect, self-awareness, focus, courage, determination, discipline, and confidence.

Her commitment to empowering the next generation is now vividly captured in her debut novel, ‘Osu,’ where she continu Renowned and highly trusted in the 1990s and 2000s for her striking and distinctive flair as a professional photographer, Sarhn photographed four Australian Prime Ministers, immortalised numerous celebrities, and vividly captured a plethora of sporting legends through her lens.

After retiring her camera, Sarhn followed her passion for martial arts into founding a karate dojo, channelling her desire into making a profound and positive impact on the lives of her students. Imparting invaluable life skills such as strength of character, compassion, respect, self-awareness, focus, courage, determination, discipline, and confidence.

Her commitment to empowering the next generation is now vividly captured in her debut novel, ‘Osu,’ where she continues her mission to inspire healthy self-image and resilience in young adults and teenagers.

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Young Adult Audiobook, OSU, Now Live – Get 80% Off, Don’t Miss Out!

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I’m thrilled to announce that my empowering YA and teen story OSU is officially live as an audiobook around the world today!

Hearing the characters come to life through Australian Actor, Jane Harber’s performance adds a whole new dimension to the world I built, and I can’t wait for you to experience it.

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“Great things are possible for all.”
― Sensei Sarhn, Osu: A Coming of Age Novel - An Empowering Book of Self-Acceptance and Resilience

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“Those who achieve great feats, are not carved from a different stone,

nor are they superhuman.

They just know and do things differently.

All of which can be taught and learnt if one is open.”
― Sensei Sarhn, Osu: A Coming of Age Novel - An Empowering Book of Self-Acceptance and Resilience

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