“Pain-full” Lessons: Redefining Purpose Through Adversity | Justin Brien | TEDxMission

Please join me in welcoming Justin. [Applause] What unagnowledged pain keeps you from becoming who you're meant to be. It was January 4th, 2019.The hospital room felt like a trap, sterile, cold. My parents in front of me, counselor beside me, waiting for me to speak. And then I did.the most honest words I'd ever uttered. If I keep feeling this way, I don't want to be here anymore. At 34, I was a single father living in my mom's basement, broke, jobless, and drowning in debt.Drugs and alcohol become my refug ...