Laura Bratton was nine years old when she learned she would become blind. For the next ten years, she lived with the knowledge that the future she feared was coming—while navigating adolescence and trying to build an identity beyond what she was losing.

How do you grieve a life-changing loss without giving up on the possibility of a good life?

Laura and I speak honestly about losing her sight as a teenager, the anxiety and depression that accompanied it, and the panic attacks that made an already difficult transition even harder. She shares the practice that helped reduce those attacks, the strategies she used to keep moving forward, and the ways her guide dog transformed her life far beyond helping her physically navigate the world.

This is not a story about pretending blindness became easy or forcing gratitude onto grief. It is about learning that grief and a meaningful life can exist at the same time—and discovering that resilience is not the absence of pain, but the decision to keep building a life within it.

ABOUT LAURA BRATTON

Laura is the author of Harnessing Courage and the founder of Ubi Global, where she uses speaking and coaching to help people navigate challenges with grit and gratitude.

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