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Pelzer, David J.
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Pelzer, David J.
Pelzer, David J. -- Childhood and youth.
Adult child abuse victims -- United States -- Biography.
Authors, American -- Biography.
Choice (Psychology)
Self-acceptance.
Resilience (Personality trait)
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
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Pelzer, David J.
Pelzer, David J.
Pelzer, David J. -- Childhood and youth.
Adult child abuse victims -- United States -- Biography.
Authors, American -- Biography.
Choice (Psychology)
Self-acceptance.
Resilience (Personality trait)
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
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Return to the river : reflections on life choices during a pandemic / Dave Pelzer.
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Pelzer, David J.
Health Communications, Inc., 2023.
Call #:
362
.76092
P393r
Subjects
Pelzer, David J.
Pelzer, David J. -- Childhood and youth.
Adult child abuse victims -- United States -- Biography.
Authors, American -- Biography.
Choice (Psychology)
Self-acceptance.
Resilience (Personality trait)
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
ISBN:
9780757324543 (pbk)
Description:
xii, 243 p. ; 20 cm.
Summary:
"From #1 international bestselling author, speaker, and humanitarian Dave Pelzer comes the next chapter in his life -- how, after spending decades saving others in the military, as a fire captain, and an internationally acclaimed advocate, he needs to confront a way to save himself. On the surface, Dave Pelzer's life seems like an action movie -- he's walked the red carpet with celebrities and stood shoulder to shoulder with soldiers in Iraq; he's flown top-secret missions for the U.S. Air Force, obtaining the rank of chief, and battled wildfires in California as a volunteer fire captain. And now -- on the eve of the 50-year anniversary of this rescue from horrific childhood of abuse and into the safety of the foster care system -- he reflects on the battles he's fighting in his own heart. From a lifetime spent serving and saving others, can he learn how to serve and save himself? Banished to his basement at age five, Dave Pelzer had cried a river of tears before most children learned to tie their shoes. His now classic books, A Child Called 'It' and The Lost Boy, chronicled how he was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who nearly killed him multiple times. But despite the odds stacked against him, he rose to become a #1 New York Times bestselling author, inspirational speaker, and internationally recognized humanitarian. After fighting for years to vanquish his pain and to channel it into service for others, Pelzer sifts through the psychological rubble of a life that has seemingly crumbled around him. What he shares is deeply transformative and unflinchingly honest. In his struggle to simply survive, he never learned how to just be. Reeling from the loss of a love -- and a broken spirit -- Pelzer must reconcile his life choices and free himself of blame and shame to find peace and renewed purpose. Amidst the towering redwood trees and the serenity of his childhood utopia of the Russian River, Pelzer reflects on having the courage to move forward in your life, the peace to accept yourself, the vulnerability to strip yourself of facades, and to find the tenacity to carry on when life doesn't turn out the way you planned. For anyone who has been hurt, victimized, or feels alone, there is hope and there is always a way to rewrite your own story. Pelzer's soulful and inspiring story will remind you to keep your faith, live with gratitude, and find the well of resilience deep within you."--Publisher.
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Autobiographies.
Memoirs.
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