Finding Comfort During Hard Times, Earl Johnson
Finding Comfort During Hard Times, Earl Johnson
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Finding Comfort During Hard Times
A Guide to Healing after Disaster, Violence, and Other Community Trauma

Author: Earl Johnson

Narrator: Adam Lofbomm

Unabridged: 6 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/29/2020


Synopsis

Finding Comfort is a book about easing grief and trauma after unimaginable horrors—mass shootings, catastrophic natural disasters, and terrorist acts. Through personal recollections of responding to tragedy, combined with a practical application, Earl Johnson offers listeners the tools they need to seek support and offer it to those in need. The book walks through the life-cycle of disaster care from the first hours and days to the years that follow.

Having been a care provider in a variety of events, Johnson shares valuable wisdom from those who have worked in the worst situations. Whether you're a first responder, a care professional, a victim of a disaster, a family member, or following a disaster on television or social media, Finding Comfort gives listeners guidance and support. Listeners don't have to wait for tragedy. This work helps one be prepared through examples and practical suggestions. This book is a ready resource to both those in need looking for help and to those wishing to provide it.

About Earl Johnson

Earl Johnson was one of the founders of the Spiritual Care function in the American Red Cross. He helped develop the organization's Psychological First Aid curriculum and Coping with Deployment. Johnson worked on "Light Our Way" for the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kay's

I didn't really love this. I thought that it had some good advice, but I felt like the majority of this book was vanity. It was a way for the author to tell us how great he is and how much help he's done. Idk, it felt a little bit like I was reading a braggy resume.......more

Goodreads review by J.B.

Earl Johnson knows trauma. From the emergence of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s, to 9/11, mass shootings, and airplane crashes, he’s been on the front lines giving comfort to communities in need. Given his lived experiences, it’s no surprise that he was one of the founders of the Red Cross’s Spiritual Care R......more

Goodreads review by Lori

Disasters share much in common and all disaster plans have a philosophical basis for public safety. Many of us have been through the usual fire and tornado drills where we'd either line up in a single file and evacuate the building or we'd gather in the lowest possible level, crouching down and prot......more

Goodreads review by McKenzy

I wish the name of this book was taken by someone writing on a more general theme. I believe I should have read more about this book before I picked it up from the library as the front of the book starts with "Healing after Disease, Violence, and Other Community Trauma" not disaster and it seems to......more

Goodreads review by Candy

Johnson, who has been a chaplain at Ground Zero, Pulse nightclub, and other high-profile disasters, offers moving yet practical advice on comforting victims, survivors, and responders.......more