J.R.: I find it more as a exercise for me to take the power away or take the attention away from this thing that's obvious to both of us. Say like stopping mid sentence and pointing out something that is still different about the way you look, but really kind of beat around the bush when it comes to what is likely a transformational event. Rebecca: For me, some of that is also pausing. It's not like I'm going to get moving on the things that really matter. It's I'm gonna take time to stop and appreciate what I have.
Rebecca Kaduru was driving home... then woke up in an ambulance. She'd been in involved in an accident and her face was smashed. Living in Uganda, she struggled to receive appropriate care for her injuries - making her healing process dishearteningly slow and painful.
It was then that Rebecca stumbled across an episode of The Happiness Lab about JR Martinez - an army veteran badly burned in Iraq. His story brought her comfort and the confidence to keep on her path to recovery. We hear about Rebecca's ordeal and introduce her to JR.
NEXT TIME: To give you a chance to hear the episode that inspired Rebecca, we'll republish it on The Happiness Lab feed.
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