Working with special needs kids became an unexpected turning point in John’s healing. He talked about showing up to the gym on a walker and being met with encouragement, joy, and zero judgment. No one cared what he used to be able to do. They cared that he showed up. In that space, surrounded by patience and kindness, something softened. Healing stopped being about getting back and started being about being present.
That part of his story reminded me that sometimes we heal by being welcomed exactly as we are.
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