Description Horrific accidents, savage beatings, murder, suicide, autoerotic deaths, overdoses, burned and mutilated bodies: these are nearly every day occurrences for the extraordinary women and men who work in emergency services fields.
These selfless individuals are exposed to things the everyday person rarely, if ever, sees.
Yet, the men and women who sacrifice family and self-are often taken for granted - or treated as if their work doesn't matter.
In worst cases, they are treated like the bad guys.
Over time, an accumulation of these experiences allows the slippery tentacles of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder, a/k/a Compassion Fatigue, to grip the minds, bodies, and souls of those who serve.
911 Operators, police, fire, EMS, death investigators, coroners, and others need to know they are not alone.
addresses this reality in a real, raw, and relevant way, telling stories inspired by true events and authentic cases.
Powerful tips at the end of each chapter offer hope, encouragement, and healing methods - real help for the hurting people who give their all.
Foreword Domestic violence, car accidents, suicide, murder.
You read about them in your local newspaper, online and through social media.
For a time after you read the article or headline, you show emotion for those who have been hurt, but you soon move on.
For you, it's over.
But what about those working in public safety? Those news stories begin with, 9-1-1, what is your emergency? From dispatch to those on the road, and to the medical examiner, a call for help can come in different forms, but the result is the same for those who respond.
Eventually, it takes a toll on the soul.
In reading C.
, written by Anita Agers-Brooks and Darren Dake, I revisited my thirteen years in 9-1-1 as an on the line dispatcher and supervisor.
This is a must-read for those in public safety who have experienced the worst the industry has to offer and who are looking to rise.
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Engaging Life & Leadership, Llc Code: living happy, healthy, and whole submerged in tragedy, trauma, and death/anita agers-brooks
