PLUS: Blink Once if You Can Hear Me With Geralyn Ritter The Trauma Therapist
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- Mental Health
This is a very intense and ultimately inspiring story. And my guest today, Geralyn Ritter, is nothing short of incredible.
Geralyn is a recognized expert in healthcare policy and an executive vice president at Organon & Co., a new Fortune 500 healthcare company dedicated to the health of women. She is the author of a memoir about her recovery from the 2015 Amtrak derailment titled, Bone by Bone: A Memoir of Trauma and Healing.
On May 12, 2015, Amtrak 188 derailed outside of Philadelphia going 106 miles per hour. Eight passengers were killed and many more severely injured. Geralyn Ritter was thrown from the train with such force that she sustained catastrophic injuries to her chest, her abdomen, and her pelvis. Found unconscious, unable to breathe, and suffering massive blood loss, she was not expected to survive. After enduring weeks in the ICU, dozens of surgeries over the following years, unremitting pain, PTSD, depression, and opioid dependence, Geralyn was faced with a daunting question: beyond mere survival after trauma, where is the path back to joy?
This is a very intense and ultimately inspiring story. And my guest today, Geralyn Ritter, is nothing short of incredible.
Geralyn is a recognized expert in healthcare policy and an executive vice president at Organon & Co., a new Fortune 500 healthcare company dedicated to the health of women. She is the author of a memoir about her recovery from the 2015 Amtrak derailment titled, Bone by Bone: A Memoir of Trauma and Healing.
On May 12, 2015, Amtrak 188 derailed outside of Philadelphia going 106 miles per hour. Eight passengers were killed and many more severely injured. Geralyn Ritter was thrown from the train with such force that she sustained catastrophic injuries to her chest, her abdomen, and her pelvis. Found unconscious, unable to breathe, and suffering massive blood loss, she was not expected to survive. After enduring weeks in the ICU, dozens of surgeries over the following years, unremitting pain, PTSD, depression, and opioid dependence, Geralyn was faced with a daunting question: beyond mere survival after trauma, where is the path back to joy?