Beautiful Trauma

A cheering, upbeat story of recovery from life-threatening injury; Beautiful Trauma frames healing as a dance of acceptance and readjustment, of effort and reward, as well as the exploration of new possibilities. Fogg’s journey back to health is an inspiration – Gavin FrancisA powerful account of the human capacity for healing. It speaks to the deep reservoir of resilience in all of us – Dr Anna Lembke, bestselling author of Dopamine NationCaptivating and insightful, Beautiful Trauma will have you rapt from the very first page. An extraordinary celebration of the human spirit - [it] will stay with you long after you turn the final page – Adrienne Brodeur, author of Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and MeA compelling story of gain from loss. It describes Fogg’s personal quest to understand the objective basis of her physical and subjective torment, and how, using introspection and science, she emerged as a new person – Joseph LeDoux, author of The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious BrainsA celebration of the adaptability of the body and the resilience of the mind. Fogg has retained her awe of the human experience, despite it all, and the result is a truly special book – Susannah Cahalan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Brain On Fire: My Month of MadnessThis is a book of grace and hope. Grace in the recovery from pain and fear, and hope in the acceptance of a new, fascinating life – Dr Emily Mayhew, author of Wounded

In 2008, Rebecca Fogg walked away from her New York life and career in financial services to move to London, where she co-founded the Institute of Pre-Hospital Care at London’s Air Ambulance, and continues to work, write, and learn Scottish fiddle. This is her first book.