An affair, a stalker and a sudden act of violence are undeniably big, disruptive events.
For three people, they didn't just alter the course of their lives – they reshaped them completely.
Over time, the have rebuilt their confidence and identity. They share how they did it with Dr Sian Williams, host of Radio 4's Life Changing series.
At 49, Jacqui Furneaux, a nurse and mother of two from Bristol, had an affair which ended her marriage, but using her divorce settlement to fund a journey around the world, changed her life forever.
She says her daughters knew of the affair "a long time before I thought they knew" and despite moving in with the man she left her husband for, "it didn't work out".
