Surviving Trauma: Using Personal Choice to Move Forward | Tom Watson | TEDxChilliwack

As a very young child, Tom Watson was taken from neglectful parents and placed into foster care. Tom journeyed through multiple foster homes and unfortunately endured appalling abuse along the way. How did this traumatized child grow up to be a loving husband and father, a respected businessman, and noted author? Tom's personal and deeply moving story illustrates how his philosophy of putting others first has the power to transform lives on a daily basis.



The Founder and President of Your Better Life, Tom Watson has worked tirelessly to build a better life for himself, his family and a growing network of like-minded individuals and organizations. Driven by a personal commitment to live life with integrity and be the best husband, father and business leader he can be, Tom Watson has spent his life enriching and inspiring people to touch the stars in their own careers and personal lives.

[rachelmclean]

Awesome podcast. The bull story made me chuckle out loud.

I also have someone who took a chance on me, it cost them thousands and they sacrificed so much. I would go back again and again to the abusive relationship/rebellious life style of drugs etc they were saving me from, but they stuck it out.
Eventually I got free.
They saved my life. This person is now dead, but I can say no one on this planet has effected me like this person, and nothing means so much as to me as the sacrifice they made and the love they gave me, to me- someone who never deserved it and seemed hopeless.
I am now free, have cleaned up my life and am marrying an amazing man full of integrity and kindness in November. I wish this man who saved my life, who was a spiritual dad to me could be there.
His act of repeated kindness forever changed the projectory of my life, and has changed me like nothing else.

[TraumaTalk]

It always breaks my heart to hear of the abuses often endured throughout foster care. I hope that we can all work together to improve this system....thank you for sharing your story, Tom!

[RobertRicciardelli]

Tom is a friend, and business associate. I have witnessed the power of how one life can impact business and communities, and even beyond those communities through this story and a life well lived. Thank you Tom.

[mortalwombat]

Needed this today. Thank you for your gift to me!

[norleeflaaten]

Well done Tom. This should be inspiring to everyone; a reason to get out there and be a difference maker individually, and in community.

[belinda]

Thanks for sharing. This is a story I'm glad to hear and learn

[carmensierra]

loved every second of this, thank you sir!

[flamingrobin]

is the grace of God through christian people that worked its way though this family

[jamiewilliams]

Medutation has been my saviour ro move on