'I quit UK for America - one traumatising moment made me reevaluate my life'

'I quit UK for America - one traumatising moment made me reevaluate my life'A British woman who left the UK for the USA has spoken about how one incident forced her to re-evaluate her whole life in the countryComments3amChristopher Sharp Trendswatch Reporter13:02, 11 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesKari Wells swapped Yorkshire for the USA but found herself reevaluating life after one moment(Image: Getty)A woman who moved from Yorkshire to the United States at the age of 22 has spoken about how one moment in her new home country caused her to re-evaluate everything.‌Kari Wells, who built a career on the American cable channel Bravo, moved to Aspen, Colorado where she met her now husband Duncan with whom she has two children.‌Later, the pair moved to Atlanta, Georgia, which is where things took a turn when she was robbed in October 2019 by two gunmen.‌In the ensuing robbery, Wells was knocked out when she was hit on the back of her head by one of the gunmen. Despite surviving, the robbery would have a major impact on her with Kari telling the Telegraph she later received treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that in turn led to her writing her book ‘From Attitude to Gratitude’.Speaking to the publication, she said that the incident was a “literal way” of being forced to “re-evaluate” her life. She explained: “It’s like I was juggling it all, and I was so busy that I wasn’t really living my life. I was on this treadmill, missing out on a lot of great things.“The aftermath was more traumatising than the event because you go into this state… something that I cannot even explain.”‌During her recovery, Wells convinced her husband to make several changes to their home including parking their car across their gate that they secured with cable ties.View 3 ImagesKari Wells(Image: Getty)Furthermore, the pair also moved back to where they’d first met in Aspen, Colorado. The incident also brought into even sharper relief for Wells the “insanity” of gun violence in th...