Author, motivational speaker, and mental health advocate Lawyer Johnson is reintroducing his memoir, My Pain Is My Identity, to a new audience through a Goodreads Kindle giveaway. The giveaway offers 100 copies to readers who enter by October 17, 2026. This initiative comes as Johnson expands his exploration of trauma and healing with a new book, People Like Us Don't Heal Normally: Every Trigger Has a Birthplace, released on September 27, 2026.
My Pain Is My Identity is more than a survival story. It delves into how childhood trauma, adversity, incarceration, and painful life experiences can become intertwined with a person's identity—and what happens when someone decides the past will no longer dictate the future. Johnson's own journey took him through childhood trauma, incarceration, and years of adversity before he began rebuilding his life. After his release, he relocated to Arizona and built a career as an electrician and contractor, eventually becoming a business owner, author, motivational speaker, and mental health advocate.
Today, Johnson uses his experiences to speak openly about trauma, resilience, identity, and purpose, particularly for those who have learned to survive difficult circumstances without understanding how those experiences affected them. "I didn't write My Pain Is My Identity because I wanted people to feel sorry for me," Johnson said. "I wrote it because I know there are people carrying things from their past that they have never talked about. I want them to see that where your story begins does not have to determine where it ends."
The Goodreads giveaway provides an opportunity for new readers to discover Johnson's story at a time when his work is expanding beyond recounting what happened to him and toward examining how unresolved experiences can continue affecting people long after the original trauma. That conversation continues in his newest book, People Like Us Don't Heal Normally: Every Trigger Has a Birthplace. While My Pain Is My Identity tells the story of survival, the newer book explores the emotional triggers, learned responses, and unresolved wounds that can remain after survival. Together, the books reflect Johnson's larger message: surviving the past is not necessarily the end of the journey. Understanding how that past continues to influence the present can become an important part of moving forward.
As Johnson continues sharing that message, new readers have an opportunity to discover where his journey began. Through October 17, 2026, readers can enter the Goodreads giveaway for a chance to receive one of 100 Kindle copies of My Pain Is My Identity. To enter, visit https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/451251.
More information about Lawyer Johnson, his books, and his speaking work is available through Motivational Wingz. Motivational Wingz LLC is the speaking and publishing platform of Johnson. Through books, keynote presentations, school and community programs, Johnson addresses childhood trauma, resilience, identity, adversity, and the process of turning painful experiences into purpose. His message is rooted in the belief that a person's past does not have to determine the limits of their future.
