Jay

My name is Jay. I’m 47 years old and work as a project manager.

Looking back, my younger years were filled with rebellion and anger—anger at the world, at life, at basically everyone around me. As a teenager and into my early twenties, that anger surfaced in all the wrong ways: heavy drinking, bad habits, car accidents, fights in clubs, and turning every situation into a mess. I was just being destructive.

Then something clicked. The penny dropped, and I realized there had to be more to life than staying stuck in rebellion and negativity. I decided to channel that anger into something constructive.

I started going to the gym, got physically fit, and poured energy into my studies and work. I focused on becoming more positive. During this transformation, my faith grew stronger too. I discovered a real love for physical activity. The gym became my therapy—far better than any pill or counselor could be. It helped me process and redirect that old anger in a healthy way, and that shift carried me into adulthood.

Along the way, I met my girlfriend, who is now my wife. We fell in love, I found a true sense of completeness with her, we got married, and we built a family together with our kids. That’s where I am today.

Life settled into a good rhythm: physical fitness, meaningful work, a loving family, and a growing faith all came together. I started genuinely enjoying life instead of fighting against it.

That angry, rebellious kid is long gone. Now I’m grateful for the journey and the man I’ve become.