Jennifer Aniston and Jim Curtis Discuss His Paralysis Journey

Jim Curtis, boyfriend of Jennifer Aniston, discussed his past partial paralysis and chronic nerve damage during a Sept. 2 onstage conversation with her in New York City, promoting his new book, The Book of Possibility. Curtis told Aniston and the audience that doctors found lesions on his spinal cord in his 20s, leading to his condition. He said he overcame shame about his limp by embracing self-acceptance, advising others not to live as victims but to turn suffering into power. The 50-year-old hypnotist admitted he once falsely claimed a motorcycle accident caused his limp due to feeling "broken." He and Aniston have dated for over a year, with Curtis recently praising her as "grounded" and "loving."