Joan McClendon is the Associate Director of Experiential Learning and Leadership Development, Specialized Masters Programs at University of Notre Dame. She is the co-author of the book titled: Life on the Fringe: Testimonies of women moving beyond desperation to faith. She is an accomplished educator, transformational speaker, coach and entrepreneur. Joan shares her experience from emotional abuse to being in a healthy emotional place. One of her striking quotes, during the interview, is “hurt people hurt people; healed people heal people.”