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.
Ana Guarisma
The moment I stopped hiding my pain was the moment everything changed. I realized that the experiences I had survived weren’t meant to bury me, they were meant to shape me into someone who could hold space for others. That’s when I began to turn my pain into purpose. Becoming a yoga teacher was the doorway. It gave me my voice back. Read more>>
Kylie Quintana
Kyan’s passing shattered me. As the eldest, I felt I had failed in my most important role—to protect my younger siblings. That guilt lived inside me for years, quietly shaping who I was. But over time, I realized that staying silent in my pain only dishonored Kyan’s memory. So instead, I began to transform that pain into purpose. Read more>>
Erin Copelan
Two years after my husband’s liver transplant (seven years into my caregiving journey) I hit a level of pain I couldn’t ignore. It wasn’t the kind of pain you can sleep off or “stay positive” through. It was bone-deep exhaustion, grief, and loneliness that no one was talking about. Read more>>
Kerron Ramlochan
My younger self believed pain and suffering or struggles are meant only for the person going through them.. it’s something you hide, but it’s becomes a heavy load to carry around. I believe in my mid-twenties I started to embrace my own pain and I tired to understand what it meant to me and how I could use that to become a better me. Read more>>
Claudia Vidal
When my mother died on the day of the Brazilian championship with a spot in the world championship in Hawaii, I didi’t go to her funeral. I went to the hospital to say goodbye and returned to compete, because I’m sure that’s what she wanted. I got four spots to compete in different categories in Hawaii. Read more>>
