I sincerely hope that those in charge will continue to listen to her, as I think a lot of heartache is prevented when disasters are managed, properly, honestly and without any political agenda. Disaster planning is all it sounds but planning also involves learning from the aftermath and Easthope takes us through the trauma and sensitivity required of her role. Easthope talks about how her husband can be a great source of support, but also that she often just wants to hide under the covers and talk to no one. I loved that alongside the narrative were the family events and the angst and suffering that the family experienced over time.

Through this memoir, she shows you the meticulous care required n her harrowing job, the logistical nightmares, the clean-up required and most importantly, the human costs and the long-lasting fallout. Together they have helped their A-list clients work through whatever has held them back - be it insecurity, trauma, anger, lack of willpower, negativity or avoidance - to achieve their greatest work and find a deep level of fulfilment. Pandemics are one of the main disasters that are planned for, yet political choices have let to the UK being one of the countries with one of the poorest outcomes globally. In almost every chapter, there was an instance of how she planned for a very specific event and everyone brushed it off.

that it is ultimately hopeful and uplifting, is down to the utter human decency that the author represents' - Mail on Sunday 'Enthralling.

Pathologists would sometimes sever the hands of the dead and even “deglove” the outer layer of skin so they can pull this over their own hands to make fingerprinting easier. Though laced with bleak humour, this vivid and humane book forces readers to look into some exceptionally dark places. Not only has the experience “put [Easthope] off mushrooms for life”, but the particular cleaning fluid used in mortuaries “has a canny, fateful habit of turning up at the wrong moment”, such as in “the toilets of a concert venue on an anniversary night out”. Now, at last, the acclaimed clinicians are sharing their methods in this eye-opening and empowering book.There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. When the Dust Settles Stories of love, loss and hope from an expert in disaster was published by Hodder and Stoughton in April 2022. She does not hesitate in criticising politicians and government officials for their cost-cutting and short-sightedness in not valuing or resourcing a person-centred approach to disaster planning and response that puts victims and families first. With NHS psychiatrist Dr Rob Freudenthal, we designed the health/power/criminality-nexus to try and make sense of what was going on. I hope that soon, we can find a way to reach back to each other again, without the fear” (Easthope, 2022, p.