What people are saying about Burnt Out: A Paramedic’s Memoir:
“Anyone who has spent an extended period of time as a first responder or in the military has experienced this at one point or another. It is refreshing and encouraging to see someone willing to put themselves out there in such a raw display of emotion. As with many of us that have been in the trenches the authors stories are real, the emotions are real, and the path to healing provides us all with something to learn from on our own journey. As for those that support someone that is in a role such as this it is still a great read. It provides an e insight into the thoughts and emotions that so many of us have a difficult time expressing.”
“Chad puts to page what so many in Fire/EMS are afraid to talk about; the loss of oneself. There are so many good days on the job, full of jokes, "war stories," and solving the world's problems around the kitchen table with a bunch of folks that are quite literally your second family. But, through it all, the darkness lies just below the surface. Whether through witnessing the horrors you face regularly on the job, heartbreaking personal losses, or some brutal mix of the two, the darkness can and will boil over. In a world where mental illness still has such a stigma attached, most keep it all in and suffer or are unable to find the help they need. Chad's story, every word true, is a beautiful success story of laughs, love, heartbreak, falling, and rising back up; finding the strength he forgot he had and putting the pieces back together. You do not need to be in Fire/EMS to relate to what Chad has written. Anyone with a heart will feel this story. And those without a heart just might gain one for having read it. Read it. Hear about the good days, the bad days, the people who inspired him, and be inspired by him to appreciate every day you get!”