Almost everything is multisided – including the occurrences that give us pain. So, we asked some of the most enlightened folks in the community to share how they have harnessed their pain to help rather than hurt them.
Nyamwathi (Nyam) Adodoadji
In 2021, during the pandemic I faced a moment of reckoning about the recurring burnout in my career. Was my life just going to be one debilitating job after another until I died? I felt like all ashes. I couldn’t figure out why work, something that was a necessary part of being an adult, was so painful for me. Read More>>
Ritchie Johnson
I stopped hiding my pain the moment my son passed away from RMC. His loss shattered me, but it also awakened something in me — a determination to make sure his life and his battle meant something far greater than the pain I was carrying. Instead of allowing grief to consume me, I chose to transform it. Read More>>
johnny Simero
It didn’t happen all at once. It happened in layers — through grief, through disappointment, and through the kind of moments that force you to see yourself clearly. When my dog Rocky passed after 15 years together, it broke something open in me. He wasn’t “just a pet” — he was my steady companion, the one who knew every version of me. Read More>>
