EPS 3-8: Turning Pain Into Purpose After The Darkness Of The Columbine Shooting | With Heidi Johnson

Heidi Johnson survived the Columbine shooting. She was present in the school library where she experienced mass trauma and violence. As school shootings persist in our society, Heidi is a voice for the needs of the immediate survivors and our collective. She has spoken across the United States, appeared on several channels, and wrote a book all under the age of 19. Today, Heidi is also a global development practitioner who has established programs to bring safe water solutions to Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as healthcare systems that provide solutions to resolve neonatal and infant mortality in rural sub-Saharan Africa.Topics covered in this episode:Heidi’s Columbine experienceSurviving and reconnecting with familyHeidi’s healing journeyThe collective’s misconception about healing from traumaManaging coping mechanismsImportance of self-careHeidi’s global development work and call to actionTo find out more on how you can contribute towards Heidi Johnson’s global development work, email Heidi at: [email protected]://www.angelcovers.orghttps://www.healingwaters.orgConnect with Heidi Johnson:Website:  https://angelcovers.org/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/AngelCoversInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/angelcoverscamera/Email:  [email protected] to this podcast on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_XsVckvqUBkWQFd_faZH3AMusic by: Oleksii Kaplunskyi (Royalty-free music from Pixabay)