Transforming Pain into Purpose: Sophie Hilaire’s Journey of Resilience and Bravery

06/17/24 • 71 min

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Starve the Ego Feed the Soul - Transforming Pain into Purpose: Sophie Hilaire’s Journey of Resilience and Bravery

Transcript

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Keep pushing ,

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keep pushing , keep pushing . And I need you to be a minister for a moment and find somebody sitting in your general vicinity . Look them dead in the eyes if they owe you $20 . And tell them neighbor ,

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whatever you do ,

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keep push