Nobel Peace Prize Co-Recipient Launches Survivor Corps to Help Survivors of War, Violence and Terrorism Formerly the Landmine Survivors Network (LSN), Survivor Corps Aims to Expand Reach of Global Network of People Helping Each Other Overcome Trauma Caused by War and Conflict

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Reach Out - excerpt from the book I Will Not Be Broken

No one survives on their own, and no one thrives alone, either. Yes, you might feel an excruciating loneliness after one of life's hurtful blows. But we are simply not built to survive solo. Isolation will kill us, not protect us. We humans are social animals made for community. Even when family and friends annoy the hell out of us, they remain an essential part of our survivorship.

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