Belonging is found in the places where people gather, contribute and know they have a place. Communities remind us that recovery is not only about healing the body, but also about reconnecting with others and rediscovering purpose. Photograph from the making of Shattered. During the making of Shattered, one idea surfaced again and again. Historians, doctors, employers, workers and families often approached workplace injury from very different perspectives. They did not always

Recovery is often described as something medicine helps us achieve. Yet for many people, rebuilding a life after injury involves far more than treatment alone. This article explores the roles of family, work, community, purpose and hope, asking what recovery really means when work changes a life.