Real with Tennille interview with author Stephanie Hankins. 02/25/14. We will discuss her new book Behind The Smile a journey to strength by Stephanie Betts. This book shares her experience of neglect, physical, sexual and psychological abuse during her childhood into young adulthood; how she coped and eventually had the courage to demand the abuse to stop. This book is about enduring and eventually healing from the scares of abuse, low self-esteem and lack of trust. This book is the first written product from her company Freedom Focused.