Events

Although you can never be fully prepared for sudden loss, the book, “The Five Gifts: Discovering Hope, Healing and Strength When Disaster Strikes,” by Laurie Nadel, PhD, provides keys to emotional first aid for coping with acute stress responses and emotional aftershocks. If you are open to receiving the gifts of Humility, Patience, Empathy, Forgiveness, and Growth, “The Five Gifts” will help keep you safe when disaster strikes. Nadel is an expert on mental health, climate change, and acute stress. She has been interviewed in “The New York Times,” National Public Radio, Reuters, and CNN.com. Register for this free author talk and book signing through the calendar at bocalibrary.org.