Clark Fredericks

By the end of this story, hopefully they'll be inspired.

Yeah.

So, I mean, I've been broken so many times in my life, like utterly broken, right?

Sexually abused as a young boy by my boy scout leader.

My next door neighbor who was like a brother to me committing suicide early in my life.

Losing the love of my life in my college years because I carried such pain and trauma just broke me losing her.

Drugs, alcohol abuse, gambling abuse,

Involvements with the FBI, Homeland Security, IRS.

PTSD, depression.

Getting arrested for first degree murder and going to prison.

Just completely all throughout my life broken.

But I'm here in front of you to tell everybody that broken doesn't mean finished.

Doesn't mean you're done.

Doesn't mean you're defeated.

And so many of those things could have finished me off, yet I just held on to a little glimmer of hope.

And that hope carried me through all those tough times.

And now I'm able to share my story and inspire others.

Like if you suffered abuse, you can overcome it.

If you're addicted to drugs and alcohol, you can overcome it.

If you've been to prison, you can overcome it.