This compelling episode features Annette Greenwood, a Golden Door Ambassador and award-winning author who transformed her harrowing experiences with domestic violence and mental health struggles into a mission to empower women globally. From her working-class roots in Yorkshire to surviving an abusive marriage as a teenager, Annette’s raw honesty about her journey through severe depression and anxiety offers hope and inspiration to listeners facing their own battles. What makes this conversation truly remarkable is how Annette channeled her trauma into purpose, developing practices rooted in Far Eastern psychology and Japanese Zen Buddhist philosophy that completely transformed her life. Now holding a Doctorate in Humanitarian Services, she specializes in coaching women in prisons and has become a sought-after speaker featured in major publications like The Telegraph and Woman’s Own, proving that our deepest wounds can become our greatest source of strength.