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From 1 international bestselling author speaker and humanitarian Dave Pelzer comes the next chapter in his lifehow 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 himselfOn the surface Dave Pelzers life seems like an action moviehes walked the red carpet with celebrities and stood shoulder to shoulder with soldiers in Iraq hes flown topsecret missions for the US Air Force obtaining the rank of chief and battled wildfires in California as a volunteer fire captain And nowon the eve of the 50year anniversary of this rescue from horrific childhood of abuse and into the safety of the foster care systemhe reflects on the battles hes 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 Itand 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 humanitarianAfter fighting for years to vanquish his pain and to channel it into service forothers Pelzer sifts through the psychological rubbl e 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 loveand a broken spiritPelzer 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 doesnt turn out the way you plannedFor anyone who has been hurt victimized or feels alone there is hope and there is always a way to rewrite your own story Pelzers soulful and inspiring story will remind you to keep your faith live with gratitude and find the well of resilience deep within you Dont miss Daves special message at the end of the audiobook