I often reflect on my life, as have many of us, wondering how my prior experiences have influenced my life, my psychology, work choices, relationships, parenting skills, children’s development and health.

This is Katina’s story. Little could she imagine, the hardest part wouldn’t be the 20-year Army career; the most difficult part would be hanging up her combat boots and transitioning back to civilian life.

People who experience trauma often struggle with its effects, but many men and women have found meaning in their traumatic event and now experience life differently.

In the tradition of Po Bronson and Paul Tough, journalist Jim Rendon delivers a deeply reported and unique look at the life-changing implications of post-traumatic growth.

A GUIDE AND MAP FOR RECOVERING FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

Those affected by complex PTSD, or C-PTSD, commonly feel as though there is something fundamentally wrong with them―that somewhere inside there is a part of them that needs to be fixed.