---
title: Your Pain is Your Purpose
description: "652: Your Pain is Your Purpose"
---

[mya - Beyond The Technique Podcast ](https://joinmya.com/podcast)

# [Your Pain is Your Purpose](https://joinmya.com/podcast/652-your-pain-is-your-purpose)

 Written by [Kati Whitledge](https://joinmya.com/podcast/author/kati-whitledge) | Jan 8, 2026 1:00:00 PM

Today, Kati reveals how our deepest pains personally, professionally, and emotionally, can become the very fuel that ignites our greatest leadership breakthroughs. She shares her own journey from childhood hardship and unhealthy patterns to strength, identity transformation, and purpose, proving that pain isn’t punishment, it’s preparation. Salon and spa owners will learn how to reframe setbacks as signals for innovation, stronger systems, healthier cultures, and more impactful client care. You’ll finish this episode inspired to turn your hardest experiences into leadership mastery and to help your team do the same.

 

<https://youtu.be/Kqe5xjlKMRo>

<https://youtu.be/recTxE_nmqI>[WATCH ON YOUTUBE](https://youtu.be/zgeuEOysqpo)<https://youtu.be/recTxE_nmqI>

[GET MY BOOK!](https://youtu.be/recTxE_nmqI)

 

[GET A FREE SOCIAL MEDIA [CTA] AUDIT](https://joinmya.com/social-media-audit)

[GET A FREE AUDIT OF YOUR WEBSITE](https://joinmya.com/sticky-website-audit)<https://youtu.be/8uB98etwrog>

 

[JOIN THE PBA](https://www.probeauty.org/)

[JOIN THE ‘SMARTER ROOM' MASTERMIND WITH JAY WILLIAMS!](https://thejwco.com/a-smarter-room/)

[View full post](https://joinmya.com/podcast/652-your-pain-is-your-purpose)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Kati Whitledge"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2026-01-08T13:00:00.658Z",
  "datePublished" : "2026-01-08T13:00:00Z",
  "headline" : "Your Pain is Your Purpose",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 680,
    "url" : "https://2475857.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2475857/Kati-Whitledge-mya-Beyond-The-Technique-Podcast-41-Resized-3.jpg",
    "width" : 920
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://joinmya.com/podcast/652-your-pain-is-your-purpose",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "Podcast"
  }
}
```