Nourished or Numbed: From Survival to Revival By Kayon Barber “Healing begins the moment you stop feeding your pain and start feeding your purpose” Growing up in Chicago, I realized that good health isn’t as common as it should be…Health is something people only talk about when it’s too late. WE just did what we knew–corner store snacks, fast food, struggle meals–anything to get us through the day. But so much of what we called “normal” was actually us surviving, not living. I remember seeing people I loved always tired and in pain, then saying, “That’s just the way it is,” and things along those lines, but deep down I knew it didn’t have to be that way. I started questioning everything–the food, the habits, the mindset. I wanted to innerstand why we eat things that make us feel worse, why people are comfortable with being uncomfortable, why people love complaining, and why many of my people constantly have anger issues.