Ricky Roberts III is the author of eight books, Thank You Skateboarding, YOU,
What Really Matters, Where Did the Gift Go, Awakening the New You: A Path to
Transformation, Just for Youth, and Healing the Wounded Child Within: Heal Your
Wounds, Change Your Life, and Far From Easy: What It Takes to Make Your
Dreams a Reality. He is also an inspirational speaker and the founder of You Are
Valued (YAV)—a movement to value others.
As a young person, Roberts was exposed to and experienced abuse on many levels,
which impacted his perception of love, and his self-worth. After being stabbed
nine-times at the age of 17, Roberts let go of his role as a victim and began to ask:
how he can use everything he has experienced to impact others in a positive way.
Roberts takes everything he has learned from his own healing process and those he
has had the privilege to help in theirs, and fuses it into his continued effort to best
understand how he may be of service to others.
Today, Ricky inspires through his writings, speaking engagements, efforts with the
YAV Movement, which has reached as far as South Africa, Philippines, and Paris
and continues to expand in the states, and his interaction with others in his daily
living. Roberts is devoted to reaching people in a positive way wherever he may
be.
Ricky resides in his hometown, St. Petersburg, FL., with his wife and their two dogs
Thank You Skateboarding is available to purchase from most online booksellers, the best place to buy the book is at Amazon link below:
