Michele Harper, an emergency room physician, details her life through a series of clinical encounters and personal upheavals. The narrative follows her from a childhood marked by domestic violence to a career in high-pressure medical environments while navigating the collapse of her marriage. Harper recounts specific patient cases—including an injured prisoner who refuses care and a toddler whose physical exam reveals systemic neglect—to illustrate the connection between medical trauma and societal failures. She focuses on the mechanics of physical healing and the internal work required to resolve inherited emotional wounds.
This memoir serves professionals in high-stress fields and readers interested in the intersections of race, gender, and healthcare. It provides a look at how medical practitioners manage their own psychology while treating public trauma. Readers walk away with a perspective on how personal crises can function as catalysts for structural change and self-recovery. The book offers a framework for acknowledging one’s own damage as a necessary step toward helping others, demonstrating that repair is possible only after the source of a break is fully identified.
Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
