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From Spinal Surgery to Purpose (The Hard You Choose Vs The Hard That Chooses You) — Nate Critchfield
There's an entire industry built on choosing hard things. Cold plunges, 75 Hard, up at four. A lot of it is true, and none of it has anything to say to a person whose life got wrecked without their permission.
Nate Critchfield chose one of the hardest sports in America — wrestling at Evansville Mater Dei, a program with nine straight state titles to its name. Then in high school he got handed something he didn't choose: spinal surgery. He's lived both sides, which makes him the rare person who can tell you the difference from the inside.
First half is his story — the room, the diagnosis, the…
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