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.
Angie Grimes
The defining wounds of my life have been the moments I betrayed myself in the name of belonging and self doubt. I built success, even a multimillion-dollar business in my early twenties, but at the cost of my own truth. Read more>>
Tyson Gaylord
\I never learned how to read in what you would call the traditional manner; I was taught to memorize words. So I had a hard time reading, especially reading out loud. This discouraged me from reading books because if I didn’t know the word, I didn’t know how to sound it out. Which, in turn, also led me to struggle with spelling. Read more>>
Carrie Hoffman
I grew up in an intensely evangelical Christian home and was taught that I had to stay in that world if I wanted to be a good person. So now being a yoga teacher who is open to all forms of spirituality means that I’m not very accepted by my family of origin. Read more>>
