Surviving Childhood Trauma, Combating Homelessness, and Finding Joy After Injury │ Episode Teaser
About this episode
Karen Olson shares her journey of overcoming childhood trauma and finding joy after a spinal cord injury.
n this episode, Karen Olson shares her extraordinary journey of surviving childhood trauma after losing her mother to suicide at just 12 years old. That early rupture awakened a radical empathy within her, eventually driving her to found Family Promise and dedicate her life to combating homelessness on a national scale. But when a spinal cord injury threatened to take everything away, she was forced into her deepest reinvention yet—proving that we are all capable of finding joy after injury. Discover how to turn your own hardest chapters into your truest calling in Karen's inspiring book, Meant for More: Following Your Heart and Finding Your Purpose. Order your copy here: https://amzn.to/4uJb3zG --- ✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨ 🎧 Irene's Books (Including a Free Audiobook!) They Serve Bagels in Heaven—Irene’s heartfelt story of love and life beyond. Listen Free on Audible as a First Time User: https://amzn.to/4dG4l4w Get the Paperback or Hard copy: https://amzn.to/3XrE995 📚 Embrace Life’s Third Chapter Good to the Last Drop—A powerful anthology on aging with purpose: https://amzn.to/3VJgEa5 🛍️ Healing & Self-Care Picks Curated books and…
People in this episode
Host: Irene Weinberg
Guest: Karen Olson
Topics covered
- childhood trauma
- homelessness
- spinal cord injury
- joy after injury
- personal reinvention
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Family Promise
Books & works: Meant for More: Following Your Heart and Finding Your Purpose, They Serve Bagels in Heaven, Good to the Last Drop
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