3pm ET / 2pm CT / 1pm MT / 12pm PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 646-727-1711) Viki Winterton interviews Randall Bell, PhD! Randall Bell, Ph.D., is a highly experienced sociologist and economist who has worked on disaster recovery projects with the United States, Canada, and Australia’s Federal governments. Working closely with trauma and tragedy, he has observed millions of people and their reactions to trauma from a sociological perspective. This has also given him a strong vantage point on how healing works and what it takes for people from all walks of life to recover effectively. His latest book, Post-Traumatic Thriving: The Art, Science, & Stories of Resilience, provides a practical and strategic step-by-step approach for people to overcome trauma, experience healing and emerge stronger than ever. This is a comprehensive book that provides a healing framework in three stages: Dive, Survive and Thrive. While the Dive Stage helps readers with self-assessment and guides them towards understanding their trauma, the Survive Stage introduces them to preliminary techniques that initiate the journey towards healing. These steps include awareness, acceptance, forgiveness to separate the past from the present. Finally, the Thrive Stage helps readers reconnect with their inner joy, become resilient, and find success in life. The book also introduces readers to the ‘trauma triage’ principles. Trauma triage addresses the present conditions so readers can understand how any trauma or abuse they are presently facing might hinder their healing from the past. This allows the reader to get to a safe place and start the authentic healing process.
