Trauma Is a Team Sport: How to Turn Tragedy into Goal-Crushing Motivation - Paperback

by Sarah Paulk (Author), Tyson Dever (Author)

Is life even worth living?
That's the gut-wrenching question Tyson Dever had to ask himself after an unexpected tragedy stripped away his lifelong dream, his most important relationship and even his ability to walk. Once he decided to live, he didn't want to simply survive-he wanted to thrive.
By sharing the details of tragedy that no one talks about, Tyson offers an action plan for both those enduring personal tragedy, and the loved ones who long to help. Through vivid storytelling, he holds nothing back, explaining how the aftershocks of a moment's collateral damage ripple well beyond the person at the center of a crisis.
Learn from Tyson's front row seat in the ICU and rehab, and gain powerful tools tested through his decade of experience as a motivational speaker, to help you overcome the most difficult moments, as well as the everyday obstacles that threaten to hold you back.
Trauma doesn't have to be an emotional death sentence. Let Tyson's inspirational message provide the playbook you need to set and crush new goals, even in the midst of excruciating change.

Author Biography

Tyson Dever is a professional public speaker who specializes in speaking to student groups, schools and corporate teams. His multi-year partnership with Teens in the Driver's Seat, a division of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, and funded by a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation, has given him an even bigger stage, placing him in front of thousands of students each year to illustrate the dangers of distracted driving. Tyson resides on Lake Lyndon B. Johnson outside of Austin, Texas where he lives independently, hunts with the use of a rugged track chair and loves to fish from his bass boat. Sarah Paulk is a professional writer, editor and collaborative author. After graduating from Abilene Christian University in 2004, with a degree in Integrated Marketing Communication from the department of Journalism and Mass Communication, she became a regular contributor to nationally distributed magazines, and has been featured in supplements to The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. She has ghostwritten for a New York Times bestselling author and was a contributing author to the book The YouEconomy: Join the Movement that Is Changing the Way We Work and Live. Sarah lives in Fort Worth, Texas with her husband, Brock, and their two children.