I Got Back Up: Getting back up with...

Why do we avoid pain? Darryl Edwards

I Got Back Up: Getting back up with...

Show Notes

A survivor of the 2005 London bombings, on the London underground as the bombs hit an adjacent carriage to his. Thinking with only seconds left on the planet, he has since navigated through survivor’s guilt, endured profound family loss, and recently faced a terrible bicycle accident. Darryl has discovered how when sometimes things are so painful, we avoid them entirely. But why?

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