pkmom's Full Review: Jerry White - I Will Not Be Broken: Five Steps to ...
I Will Not Be Broken by Jerry White tells a powerful story about survival despite great odds. It is about struggle and triumph. The story is also a coming of age lesson and how-to manual for the rest of us.
This book was given to me to read because of my nonprofit work with victims of sexual or domestic violence. It turned out to be a quick read that I had trouble putting down. From the very beginning, the book pulls you in and keeps you there through the end.
The story of author Jerry White is compelling and uplifting. I also liked the way he worked in the stories of other survivors that he has worked with. That was helpful to me and I am sure it will be a benefit to the survivors of sexual violence that we work with.
Author Jerry White was an average college student. He, with two of his best buddies, were innocently backpacking through Europe. They saw an open field and started to hike through it. There was a click and a flash followed by agonizing pain. Jerry's leg had just been blown off because of a landmine.
In I Will Not Be Broken Jerry White tells the story of his recovery. Then, he sets about interviewing many survivors of disaster (both man made and natural). He talks with other landmine survivors, cancer survivors and sexual assault survivors among others. Jerry seeks to answer the question of why some survive life's struggles while others succomb.
It is those answers which make up the basis of I Will Not Be Broken. Then he breaks his answers down into 5 "easy to follow" steps that he feels will help any trauma survivor on the path to recovery.
The steps in I Will Not Be Broken are:
Step 1: Face Facts Step 2: Choose Life Step 3: Reach Out Step 4: Get Moving Step 5: Give Back
Then, he gives concrete suggestions in the chapters of each step on how to do just that. The result is a roadmap to help survivors reclaim their lives.
I Will Not Be Broken by Jerry White is published by St. Martin's Press 201 Pages ISBN: 0-312-36895-x
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