Join me on a transformative journey along the trail, where every step revealed profound lessons about resilience, patience, and forgiveness. From facing physical pain and the kindness of strangers to confronting unprocessed grief and the legacy of my father’s violence, I began to understand lessons about survival, adaptability and care. Inspired by stories of stoicism and the wisdom of unexpected teachers, I explored what it truly means to heal and forgive. This is a story of scars—physical and emotional—and the journey to embrace them.