Our deepest wounds often shape us as much as our greatest joys. The pain we carry—and the ways we learn to move through it—can define who we become. We asked community members from a broad array of industries to reflect on their defining wounds and have shared the responses below.
Elizabeth (Beth) Greenblat
One of the defining wounds of my life has been walking through divorce. It left me feeling broken, like there was no way forward, almost like a pile of dry bones with no life left in them. Read more>>
Marty Kain
Retiring from professional sport in New Zealand and starting a new life in USA. No money, no friends, no family & no job. I felt so small, no one to talk to, no sense of belonging, learning a new culture. It was absolutely tough for both my wife and I as we found our feet in San Diego. Read more>>
Christina Rogers
I discovered through years of effort, trying to be some ideal version of myself, that the refusal to accept who I was then, who I am NOW, was the crux in hindering my freedom. Read more>>
