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30 is an incredibly courageous memoir built on a steel foundation of deep introspection and honesty. It is a careful, compassionate examination of the wildly disparate ways in which trauma can manifest itself, even amongst close relatives experiencing a shared traumatic event. It is a spotlight on the heroes who harness their trauma and sacrifice to affect real change in the world, so that someone somewhere out there might be shielded from tragedy. DiPietro weaves these subjects and elements into a single thread like a master storyteller in a style all her own. You feel like you're walking alongside her, observing the scenes as she narrates in a calm, confident voice. She's witty in all the right places, reminding you that it's OK to laugh, because we owe it to ourselves to laugh, even in times of sorrow. It's loaded with deep wisdom. It's the type of book you'll time travel to, looking up to realize it's 1:00am and you've read 75% of the book in a single sitting. The real beauty and brilliance of the book starts to appear after the first few transitions, when you realize you're beginning to examine your own trauma, testing the fit of the various bits of wisdom and advice sprinkled throughout the book. DiPietro kicks off the book with the message that trauma is deeply personal, is real and valid because you feel it, and can't be weighed against the experiences of others around you. She urges you to give yourself permission to address it and begin moving forward, and as you proceed through the book, you realize you are addressing it, and you are evaluating ways to move forward. The deeply personal nature of trauma necessarily means there are no handbooks or procedures to follow. 5 quick steps approaches are often patronizing and quickly shrugged off. With 30, DiPietro has created the next best thing: a handbook of lessons and powerful tidbits of wisdom that inspire you to begin developing the procedures that work best for you. The fact that you don't consciously recognize you're doing it is why you start doing it, and in my case, why I continued. I can't recommend this book enough. DiPietro: you're a force of nature. Thank you for having the courage to write this. You helped me, and you will no doubt help many others. - Chris Barr, reader

""30 is an incredibly courageous memoir built on a steel foundation of deep introspection and honesty. It is a careful, compassionate examination of the wildly disparate ways in which trauma can manifest itself, even amongst close relatives experiencing a shared traumatic event. It is a spotlight on the heroes who harness their trauma and sacrifice to affect real change in the world, so that someone somewhere out there might be shielded from tragedy. DiPietro weaves these subjects and elements into a single thread like a master storyteller in a style all her own. You feel like you're walking alongside her, observing the scenes as she narrates in a calm, confident voice. She's witty in all the right places, reminding you that it's OK to laugh, because we owe it to ourselves to laugh, even in times of sorrow. It's loaded with deep wisdom. It's the type of book you'll time travel to, looking up to realize it's 1:00am and you've read 75% of the book in a single sitting. The real beauty and brilliance of the book starts to appear after the first few transitions, when you realize you're beginning to examine your own trauma, testing the fit of the various bits of wisdom and advice sprinkled throughout the book. DiPietro kicks off the book with the message that trauma is deeply personal, is real and valid because you feel it, and can't be weighed against the experiences of others around you. She urges you to give yourself permission to address it and begin moving forward, and as you proceed through the book, you realize you are addressing it, and you are evaluating ways to move forward. The deeply personal nature of trauma necessarily means there are no handbooks or procedures to follow. ""5 quick steps"" approaches are often patronizing and quickly shrugged off. With 30, DiPietro has created the next best thing: a handbook of lessons and powerful tidbits of wisdom that inspire you to begin developing the procedures that work best for you. The fact that you don't consciously recognize you're doing it is why you start doing it, and in my case, why I continued. I can't recommend this book enough. DiPietro: you're a force of nature. Thank you for having the courage to write this. You helped me, and you will no doubt help many others."" - Chris Barr, reader

"""30 is an incredibly courageous memoir built on a steel foundation of deep introspection and honesty. It is a careful, compassionate examination of the wildly disparate ways in which trauma can manifest itself, even amongst close relatives experiencing a shared traumatic event. It is a spotlight on the heroes who harness their trauma and sacrifice to affect real change in the world, so that someone somewhere out there might be shielded from tragedy. DiPietro weaves these subjects and elements into a single thread like a master storyteller in a style all her own. You feel like you're walking alongside her, observing the scenes as she narrates in a calm, confident voice. She's witty in all the right places, reminding you that it's OK to laugh, because we owe it to ourselves to laugh, even in times of sorrow. It's loaded with deep wisdom. It's the type of book you'll time travel to, looking up to realize it's 1:00am and you've read 75% of the book in a single sitting. The real beauty and brilliance of the book starts to appear after the first few transitions, when you realize you're beginning to examine your own trauma, testing the fit of the various bits of wisdom and advice sprinkled throughout the book. DiPietro kicks off the book with the message that trauma is deeply personal, is real and valid because you feel it, and can't be weighed against the experiences of others around you. She urges you to give yourself permission to address it and begin moving forward, and as you proceed through the book, you realize you are addressing it, and you are evaluating ways to move forward. The deeply personal nature of trauma necessarily means there are no handbooks or procedures to follow. ""5 quick steps"" approaches are often patronizing and quickly shrugged off. With 30, DiPietro has created the next best thing: a handbook of lessons and powerful tidbits of wisdom that inspire you to begin developing the procedures that work best for you. The fact that you don't consciously recognize you're doing it is why you start doing it, and in my case, why I continued. I can't recommend this book enough. DiPietro: you're a force of nature. Thank you for having the courage to write this. You helped me, and you will no doubt help many others."" - Chris Barr, reader"

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