Beyond Survival Mode

Name: Beyond Survival Mode
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ISBN: 9781923403727

Thriving as a trauma-informed professional

Megan Corcoran

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English

Amba Press
27 May 2026

Psychology; Education: care & counselling of students; Self-help & personal development

We've become skilled at applying trauma-informed practices to our work with young people. But what about the adults doing this work? Teachers, youth workers, social workers, carers and support staff are wading through water daily, pretending we can do so without getting wet.

This book challenges that assumption. Drawing on trauma theory and research, wellbeing science and two decades of frontline experience, Megan Corcoran makes the case that trauma-informed practice cannot be something we apply to others - it must be something we embody ourselves.

Beyond Survival Mode offers a compassionate and practical roadmap for professionals working in trauma-affected environments. Through the NEST framework - Notice, Embed, Strengthen, Thrive - Corcoran guides readers beyond baseline coping towards genuine flourishing, even amid challenging work. This book illuminates how trauma exposure, unsafe team culture and systemic pressures compromise practitioner wellbeing, and what we can do about it. It's not another call for individual self-care; it's an invitation to reimagine what becomes possible when organisations create the conditions for adults to feel safe, valued and supported to do meaningful work together.

By: Megan Corcoran
Imprint: Amba Press
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 286g
ISBN: 9781923403727
ISBN 10: 1923403729
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 27 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Megan Corcoran is a trauma-informed wellbeing consultant, educator and writer, and the Founder and Director of Wagtail Institute. With nearly two decades of experience and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology, Megan works alongside schools, community organisations and youth services to strengthen staff wellbeing, culture and practice in environments shaped by trauma and chronic stress.