Dave dedicated his adult life to helping others and became a well known speaker and motivator, helping others to face some of life's greatest challenges and thrive. If you've read Dave's other books, you'll notice that this book recaps over quite a lot of old ground, but that's not a bad thing because it explains how each incident affected Dave in later life - his relationships and his life choices.
He was still struggling with the resurgence of old memories right into his 50s as best I can tell, so for anyone who might have read his other books, thinking he had it all sorted, it took a long time for him to find real inner peace... perhaps he never truely did, but his focus is certainly on his positive work, not his negative past.
It's interesting to read about his work with the military and helping injured soldiers to find hope and resilience in situations that must've seemed terrible. It's also interesting to read about his treking around the US on speaking assignments and how that eventually became too much, so he had a rethink and started focusing on relationships instead, although he still does some speaking.
I got slightly confused in places, when it jumped about a bit, but I think that may have been a concentration issue on my part. Overall, an interesting read, providing insight to the adult effects of childhood abuse from the man who's famously turned it around into something good. He's said in previous books that he wouldn't change the past. I found that hard to believe, but now I get it. He's been able to help so many people through his experiences, that he values that ability to help, that empathy, and the person he's become. He's very much driven by helping others. An interesting read.
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