Bradley Wright, Life Purpose Lab
In-depth exploration into purpose in life. What is purpose? How does it change lives? How do we find more of it? Interviews include researchers who study it, practitioners who guide people to it, and people who have experienced it. New episode every Wednesday morning.
Bradley Wright, Life Purpose Lab
#77. Growing Up with Cancer: Writer, Educator, and Survivor Amber Hovanec-Carey
As much joy as purpose gives us, it's often born in pain.
Amber Hovanec-Carey grew up with suffering. At age 9, she was diagnosed with stage 4 of a very rare form of childhood cancer. She went through extensive treatment. At one point, she asked her father, "Daddy, am I going to make it?" Eventually, the cancer went into remission. At in mid-twenties, she was diagnosed with breast cancer--likely resulting from her earlier radiation therapy. She battles that today. This life of overcoming illness has given Amber a unique, deeply empathetic outlook on the world. In this episode, she shares how her suffering has resulted in a daily sense of purpose.
In this episode, you'll learn about:
- The link between empathy and purpose
- How writing can be a calling
- What it feels like to be called to an activity
- Acting purposefully in a situation versus finding purposeful situations
- How past pain produces future purpose
Amber's links:
LinkedIn
Free-Form Feminist Blog
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