
From Rock Bottom to Purpose
My name is Mark. I grew up in rural New Zealand — a place where you didn't talk about what was going on inside. You just got on with it. Until you couldn't anymore.
A drink driving accident that left my best friend catastrophically injured. Prison. Addiction. Years of running from the pain I'd caused. Depression so heavy I couldn't see a way forward. Suicidal ideation that brought me to my knees.
“I wasn't broken. I was being rebuilt — I just didn't know it yet.”
Today I'm a father of three, based in Albury, NSW. Fatherhood and the willingness to do deep, honest personal work didn't just save me — they gave me a reason to stand in rooms and tell the truth. To help other men find their way through.
Purpose Through Pain isn't a brand. It's what happened when I stopped running.
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