Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART ONE: Prepping

1 There Is No Change Without Loss, No Loss Without Change

2 When You Can’t Change the Channel

PART TWO: Self-Care in Troubling Times

3 Aftermath: Survival and Self-Rescue

4 Gas Masks and Dom Perignon

5 After the Cameras Leave—The Story Is Not Over

6 My Life with PTSD

PART THREE: Regrouping

7 The First Anniversary: There Are Good Days and Bad Days and Today Is One of Them

8 The Second and Third Waves: Financial Trauma and Institutional Betrayal

9 Soul Vitamins for the Long Haul

10 New Strength from Ancient Wisdom

11 Stronger in the Broken Places

PART FOUR: Renewal

Welcoming the Five Gifts

12 Humility—The First Gift

13 Patience—The Second Gift

14 Empathy—The Third Gift

15 Forgiveness—The Fourth Gift

16 Growth—The Fifth Gift

Conclusion

Appendix A: Dr. Laurie’s Pocket Guide to Self-Care for Acute Stress

Appendix B: Homeopathic Remedies for Acute Stress

Appendix C: Resources

Notes

Bibliography

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