When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?

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.

Seth Thielges

I think as actors, this is our superpower. We expose those parts of humanity that we don’t want to look at or are afraid to. That’s what makes a movie or play like ‘Titanic’ or ‘The Glass Menagerie’ timeless. Read more>>

Shelle Tarver

When I was first diagnosed with endometriosis, I didn’t really understand what it was. I didn’t know anyone who had it, and I was navigating it alone in a new state while my family was back in Chicago. Even with close friends around, the random pain and constant fatigue made me pull back. Read more>>

Atalie Oliva

The pandemic was a pivotal moment in my journey. It was the first time I truly sat with the pain I carried. For much of my life, I did not have the words, tools, or awareness to understand the depth of what I was holding. Much of it did not even feel like mine, and I now know it was generational. Read more>>