When we give in the world what we want the most, we heal the broken part inside each of us.

The line frames generosity and activism as a form of self-repair: by offering others what we most long for—safety, love, recognition, justice—we address our own unmet needs and wounds. Ensler’s work repeatedly links personal trauma to collective structures of violence, suggesting that healing is not only private therapy but also relational and political action. The quote implies a reciprocity between giving and recovery: compassion outward becomes compassion inward, and solidarity with others’ suffering can integrate the “broken part” within the giver. It also challenges purely self-focused notions of healing, proposing that meaning and wholeness emerge through service, empathy, and creating the conditions we ourselves needed.