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From a young age, Ali Rothrock fell head over heels in love with firefighting. But when she entered the fire service, she was ostracized by those who weren't willing to accept a girl into their ranks. Constant microaggressions, overt sexism, and instances of sexual violence wore her down until she no longer believed she could safely exist in the world. The trauma of her experiences eventually resulted in a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, and that diagnosis was a first step toward healing.

In the years since, Ali has worked as a domestic violence and sexual assault counselor, an advocate for abused children, an inspirational speaker, and a crisis counselor for first responders. On her journey of recovery, she has collected other people's stories of resilience. After Trauma explores the fallout from trauma, the ripples those experiences have on our lives, and finally, a path toward healing.

After Trauma is a story of adversity, grit, defiance, choice, and hope. Each chapter offers a lesson to help readers overcome their own trauma, including concrete and actionable advice on how to re-story a life after adversity. We all have the ability to re-define ourselves, to feel hope about what lies ahead, and to choose our own way forward.

ISBN-13: 9781506480633

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: 1517 Media

Publication Date: 04-12-2022

Pages: 240

Product Dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.20(d)

Ali Rothrock is a leading voice in trauma recovery and mental health nationwide. She is the founder and CEO of On the Job and Off, and the executive director for First Responders Care, two organizations dedicated to building more resilient first responders who take an active role in their communities. Her first book, Where Hope Lives, tells the story of her challenging entry into the fire service. Rothrock is a Certified Trauma Responder through the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, and a Behavioral Health Specialist with the Medical Reserve Corps. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband. Taylor S. Schumann is a shooting survivor, writer, and activist whose writing has appeared in Christianity Today and Reader's Digest. She is the author of When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough: A Survivor's Journey into the Realities of Gun Violence. Taylor and her family live in Charleston, South Carolina.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I.

Chapter 1. Forgive Yourself for Not Seeing It Coming

Chapter 2. Work to Find Coherence in Your Life Story

Chapter 3. Your Struggle is a Tunnel Not a Cave

Chapter 4. Your Life is Your Responsibility

Chapter 5. There is No One Right Way to Be a Survivor

Part II.

Chapter 6. Don't Play the Trauma Olympics

Chapter 7. Your Relationship to Your Story Will Change over Time

Chapter 8. Forgiving Doesn't Mean Forgetting

Chapter 9. Tell the Hard Truth

Chapter 10. Recovery Has No Timeline

Epilogue