Today we’d like to introduce you to Lisa Fox.
Hi Lisa, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
In 2016 my husband passed away suddenly and I didn’t know what to do and life as I knew it was over! Being broken to my core, depressed and about to loose my mind as I thought but then there was a shift as if a light to a dark path enter my heart. I began to write a journal everyday seeking answers to questions that plagued my mind, it was the why? what did I do wrong? how did this happen to me? what could I have done better? as I began to journal the more I wrote the deeper my thoughts about the things I endured and what I went through and how cruel and unkind people were.
I had a few friends left and as the days, week, months grew my circle of friends got even smaller I felt like I was loosing everything all at the same time. My children I call them the Fantastic Four plus my granddaughter became my strength to push through everyday and to try and get myself together because deep down inside I knew that they loved me and needed me.
Moving forward in 2018 I partnered with a gentleman who had lost his wife and he knew my pain to establish a Non Profit Organization to help veterans and their families who were homeless reintegrate back into society so we opened a home and offered resources and services until COVID19 happened. This journey brought so much joy into my life I finally had something that helped me feel productive I was able to give back to someone else who was less fortunate and Angela’s Team Empire aka A.T.E. was one of the best things I could have ever done in my grieving and pain it provided my an opportunity to turn pain into purpose.
It didn’t stop there as I continue to journal day in and day out I began to think if what I have experienced can help someone else that would be amazing so I decided to turn my Journal into a book “My Pain For My Purpose” I always knew that this pain would help others and as of today it has helped more than I ever could have imagined. The book allowed me to tall my story how you can turn pain into purpose and how you can survive the very thing that you thought would kill you. Today I still serve in the community and I still journal. I will be publishing my 2nd book in Summer of 2025. Pain pushed me to purpose is what brings me here today hoping my story can helps someone else realize as long as your still breathing there is something left inside of you to give and to do and that Pain ignites Purpose when you understand that the Pain you feel wont always be as it is when it starts but it comes to push you closer to a purpose greater than one can ever imagine.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
This journey has not been a smooth road there were many struggles along the way. My husbands family was very cruel when he passed away wanting to take everything I had worked for. They also had a separate funeral service because they didn’t like what I was doing.
My husband was defiantly the stronger financial supporter and because of my depression I didn’t work for almost 6 months therefore loosing a lot of things almost lost my home but God stepped in and made ways that I would have never seen possible. The financial struggle and the mental struggle was real and it hindered me at times but my determination to push past the struggles and see what the next day would bring is how I ultimately survived it all.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I work in a hospital setting which helps with all that I do. I love serving others so this allows me to do that daily.
What sets me apart not only do I hold down a full time job but I did a Non Profit Organization where I have helped countless of families, clients and my community on a level that I had never ever dreamed of doing but it has definitely been my guide, my roadmap back to a productive life where now not only do I serve others but I can be of assistance to those that are hurting and grieving.
I am proud of starting a business and also becoming an Author and an Ordained Minister where I truly love serving and helping others overcome daily challenges and struggles on the journey of Life.
Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
I have always been a curious individual. My mother says I was always strong willed, a giver and love to see other happy. I think this is me still today. I always love to help others, I would love to read for hours take notes and write. I think I was destined to be a writer because journaling and reading have always been a passion for me.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.angelasteamempire.org
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypainformypurpose/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.evans.98
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-fox-evans-7b5056157/
