Hello, Hammer members☀️

In today's video, we feature the story of Yoon So-young, who has been living as a bodybuilder for three years while raising a son diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

After the day her son, who used to smile brightly, suddenly stopped making eye contact and didn't respond when her name was called, Sang-yoon was diagnosed with severe autism spectrum disorder. To avoid missing the golden time for treatment, she even quit her job at a public corporation and poured all her time into her child, but the mounting depression led to burnout and binge eating disorder.

A single small resolution stemming from the thought, "I can't go on like this." During the one hour she waited for her child's treatment, working out at a gym she visited without a plan changed her life.

Now, So-young lives as a trainer who stands by parents raising children with disabilities, just like herself, while winning awards at various competitions, including the AFEX International Bodybuilding Competition, for three consecutive years. In this video, we captured her story of building a solid daily life that remains unshaken by her child's condition.

Something So-young said while we were filming really stuck with me.

“When my sons think about it, there must be a version of me they wish their mom would live like this. So, I try to live that way too. I want to show them that I love myself, do what I love, and live happily.”

I hope the Hammer community can also feel the inspiration from Soyoung’s resilient life through this video 🙌 Thank you always for your warm comments and interest 🤍

Narration: Grace PD

4:10 APEX → AFEX

We are correcting the incorrectly labeled subtitle. We apologize for the confusion.

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[Living Despite]

Stories of people who continue to live despite passing through moments when it seemed impossible to survive. Difficulties and hardships come to everyone without warning. This is a series that captures the lives of those who have discovered a reason to live on despite everything. We hope these stories become a small ray of hope for someone who needs courage right now.

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00:00 Introducing my two sons

00:20 My eldest son has autism

01:09 An unwelcome guest, burnout has arrived

01:32 Exercise that became my breathing space

02:16 Breakfast with the kids

03:25 The reason I can exercise 6 hours a day

04:36 Group PT where we come in with tears in our eyes and leave with smiles

05:44 Going to the developmental therapy center with my eldest

06:25 What Mom does while the child is receiving therapy

07:17 I want to raise my second child to be a confident child who doesn't feel self-conscious

08:31 Kids visiting the gym where Mom works

09:45 When I first found out my child had autism, I thought I was an unlucky person

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