"By the time I was 21-years-old, everything about me--my soul, if you will--had changed not once, but twice."

In an instant, her world changed forever. While on active duty in the U.S. Army, Lori Williams-just your average American young woman-sustained a severe traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident. For the next 22 years, what would occur is a transformation. In her memoir, the author discusses the ways-cognitive, physical, emotional, and spiritual-in which she was affected by a brain injury, discussing the ramifications of this incomprehensible tragedy, and bringing us through her process of transformation.



"Portrays her journey of hope, renewal, and redemption with courage and vulnerability."

- Ellen Lord, MA, RN, CACII

Lori Williams was born and raised in northern Minnesota. In 1984 she enlisted in the U.S. Army. While serving in Germany, a car accident left her with a severe traumatic brain injury, forcing her to medically retire from the military. Subsequent to her injury, she attended the College of Saint Catherine in Saint Paul, Minnesota, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work degree. She later earned a Master of Social Work degree from Michigan State University. She currently lives in northern Michigan with husband, Russ, and their cat, Lucy.