I was not a lot of physical pain and that had me not able to sleep and so I did stay up a lot at night and would think about ending my life because I just felt really alone and like nobody really understood me or saw me and my family was there for me again like yeah it was kind of probably annoying that I was

sick a lot they have their own stuff going on I had friends I was invited to the

parties that was probably like considered a cool kid I went to an all girls Catholic

school so again there was like it wasn't the same

clicks at schools but that but I had all that but I just really I don't know I just

really felt like what are we doing and this like really trying to figure out how to fit in and stand out at the same time.

Hey there it's Light Watkins, Welcome back to the Light Watkins show. This is your first time here. You are in for a treat. I interview ordinary people like you and me who've taken extraordinary leaps of faith often in the

direction of their path, their purpose, or their mission. And in doing so, they've

been able to positively impact the lives of many other people who have heard

about their story or who've witnessed them in action or who've benefited from their work.

My guest today is a self-described

joyologist named Tricia Huffman. Tricia grew up in the Midwest of the United

States at 18 years old she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and then

at 19 she read an Eleanor Roosevelt quote that changed her life.

The quote said,

the only person who can make you inferior is yourself.

Tricia really took that quote to heart.

She began pursuing her dream career, which was in music production.

She became a sound engineer for Dolly Parton and a bunch of other huge musicians.

Then a few years later her father suddenly died and she was

reminded that tomorrow is never promised and she began questioning whether her

true calling was indeed as a sound engineer or was it something else.

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