After Trauma is a memoir of survival, service, and the long work of healing, drawn from Ali Rothrock’s experience as a firefighter, crisis counselor, and survivor. Through unflinching storytelling and frontline insight, the book explores not only what happens in moments of crisis, but what comes after—when the sirens stop, the responders leave, and life no longer feels the same.

It offers a clear and compassionate look at the lasting impact of trauma, the complexity of recovery, and the quiet, often unseen work of learning how to move forward.

At its core, After Trauma asks a question that continues to shape Ali’s work today: what allows someone not just to survive, but to carry on? The answer unfolds through story, reflection, and the early foundations of the frameworks she now teaches—offering readers not just recognition, but language for what they’ve lived and a way to begin understanding what comes next.