Kim Poirier: You gotta keep at it, you know, I've had moments where you know I lost my sense of hope or I lost my, my will to live and I, and I just, I didn't see any light. You know, but you gotta keep going, you gotta keep at it and you, you gotta, you have to trust.
Sanjay Burman - Host: What kept you going though? What was the thought as you were thinking about maybe restarting your life or maybe, you know, getting out?
Kim Poirier: Erm I've had supportive teachers, I've had supportive, er, mentors, I've had erm some good friends erm you know, yeah, the friends weren't always there,
[she cries and wipes her tear]
Kim Poirier: you know, when you change friends as you go through different things in life. But, I just knew that there was something else, you know, and you pray.
Sanjay Burman - Host: Okay.
Kim Poirier: You meditate.