The Identity That Saved Me Was Killing Me | Joel Yi | TEDxMission

[Applause] Five years ago, I was 24, married, financially successful, and already a recognized expert in my field. Yet, I was standing on the edge of my balcony in Gastown, Vancouver, 37 floors above the ground. Not so much because I wanted to die, but because I didn't know how else to stop the pain inside. Growing up on on the outside, it seemed like I had everything people chased. The fame, the success, the awards, the money, but on the inside, I was crumbling. And it wasn't that I hated life that I wante ...