Dr. Brenda Sawyer shares seven steps for reframing pain, understanding its roots, and transforming it into purpose through reflection, values, support, healing, and faith.
Turning Pain Into Purpose
Pain is an inevitable part of life, and it requires a changed mindset in how people respond to it. People can choose to respond positively or negatively. Pain can indicate that something is wrong physically, mentally, or emotionally.
Dr. Brenda Sawyer provides seven steps to turn pain into purpose.
- Self-reflect, identify, and understand the pain.
- Understand the experiences, events, or challenges that caused the pain.
- Define your values and beliefs.
- Align your purpose with these values.
- Embrace your pain as the teacher.
- Seek support and healing.
- Set specific goals.
These steps help people identify pain and gain a better understanding of how to handle it through prayer and Scripture references.
Biography
Dr. Brenda Sawyer, a native New Yorker, comes from humble beginnings and currently resides in Philadelphia with her daughter, Natia. She is a retired educator, international best-selling author of Encouraging Words For The Mind, Spirit And Soul, and an inspirational speaker.
As a mentoring strategist and The Write Way Coach, Dr. Sawyer's passion is to impart knowledge, unlock potential, and offer guidance and encouragement. She holds a second master's degree in Elementary Education and an honorary doctorate degree in Christian Humanities.
She is the Founder and CEO of Girls Walking With Integrity Empowering for Destiny, where she mentors and equips Christian women ages 45 to 65 to transform their lives through Biblical principles while leaving an indelible legacy for posterity and confidence.
Dr. Sawyer also heads God Wants To Get The Glory From Your Story, where she hosts Zoom interviews for individuals to share stories of faith and miracles. When she is not mentoring, coaching, being featured in magazines and anthologies, or appearing as a podcast guest, she can be found on Clubhouse for inspiring faith-building sessions such as Testimony Tuesday and The Power of The Tongue.