What Broke Me Didn’t Define Me
The Reinvention Code with Dorinda Walker by Dorinda Walker
Episode notes
What broke you doesn’t get to define you.
In this deeply personal first episode, I share the journey from a 17-year-old girl battling abandonment, suicide attempts, and low self-worth… to a woman shaped by faith, love, corporate trauma, grief, reinvention, and purpose.
This year, I turned 55. And instead of feeling older, I felt aware.
Aware of how much I’ve survived. Aware of how much I’ve grown. Aware that grief is a process, not a season. Aware that resurrection is a choice.
In this episode, I talk honestly about:
• Growing up in a household impacted by addiction • Searching for love in the wrong places • Surviving emotional and racial trauma in corporate America • Losing my husband after 33 years of partnership • Coping instead of healing • Waking up at 3 a.m. to a spiritual interruption • And choosing to rise an ...