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.
""Part memoir and part practical self-help guide, featuring simple but powerful exercises, the book will inspire survivors to connect with their inner strength and resilience in order to reclaim control over their futures."" ----Karla Vermeulen, PhD, deputy director, Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz ""A riveting page-turner! Rothrock demonstrates the power of owning your own experiences."" ----Adrianne Ziyad, trustee at Women in Fire ""After Trauma shines a light on the darkness that trauma leaves behind and guides survivors through the tunnel of recovery in a sensitive, supportive manner. Realizing I was not alone in my nonlinear journey of trauma recovery gave me a sense of peace and a feeling of solidarity with other survivors."" ----Kelly Herron, co-founder of RunBuddy and featured in the Runner's World documentary, Not Today ""By centering the light on the survivor experience and recovery, Ali Rothrock teaches us about our incredible capacity to create change, to heal from trauma, and to make our communities safer when we speak up against injustice and share our story."" --Kristina Froling, Virginia Tech shooting survivor, and founder of The Koshka Foundation for Safe Schools ""Ali Rothrock provides a poignant and practical approach to dealing with trauma, seeing it as an opportunity for growth. She has found the balance of engagement and insight that reinforces the message that trauma is not the end of a journey but just the beginning."" --Sara Jahnke, director and senior scientist at the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research, NDRI-USA, Inc. ""After Trauma is a valuable resource for those who live forward with the aftereffects of trauma as well as for those of us who support and join with them on their journey."" ----Lisa Zoll, LCSW, founder of Grief Relief ""This book is a charge to men of conscience to find the courage to stand up. To speak up. To say, 'No more.' And a charge to women to believe in ourselves."" --jona olsson, fire and EMS chief, Latir Volunteer Fire Dept, Northern New Mexico, and founder of cultural bridges to justice