{"id":29570,"date":"2025-06-13T09:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=29570"},"modified":"2025-06-13T09:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:29:15","slug":"how-to-survive-a-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=29570","title":{"rendered":"How to Survive a Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" data-testid=\"onsite-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">An international disaster adviser shares advice for going through a difficult time.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Lucy Easthope describes herself as \u201cthe last responder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When disaster strikes, emergency workers rush in to deliver aid. But Dr. Easthope, a visiting professor of mass fatalities and pandemics at the University of Bath in England, tells me that her specialty is what comes after.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She has spent 24 years helping people recover from catastrophes like the Sept. 11 attacks, the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and the London subway bombings in 2005. Her many tasks include working in the rubble retrieving remains and personal effects, advising on cleanup and reconstruction, and helping stricken communities mend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In her upcoming book, \u201cCome What May: Life-Changing Lessons for Coping With Crisis,\u201d Dr. Easthope writes about what a life in emergency management has taught her about weathering difficult times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She shared her insights on how to deal with everyday loss and calamities like death, a bad diagnosis, divorce or being fired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-3954a890\"><span>Make an \u2018impact assessment.\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When she arrives on the scene of a disaster, the first thing Dr. Easthope does is write down every single thing that has happened, no matter how small: the collapsed bridge, but also the destroyed community garden. This is called an impact assessment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When something bad happens, she said, we can all benefit from making our own impact assessment. Write down everything that\u2019s affected by the event, whether it\u2019s physical, psychological or logistical, she said. 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But Dr. Easthope, a visiting professor of mass fatalities and pandemics at the University of Bath in England, tells me that her specialty is what comes after.She has spent 24 years helping people recover from catastrophes like the Sept. 11 attacks, the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and the London subway bombings in 2005. Her many tasks include working in the rubble retrieving remains and personal effects, advising on cleanup and reconstruction, and helping stricken communities mend.In her upcoming book, \u201cCome What May: Life-Changing Lessons for Coping With Crisis,\u201d Dr. Easthope writes about what a life in emergency management has taught her about weathering difficult times.She shared her insights on how to deal with everyday loss and calamities like death, a bad diagnosis, divorce or being fired.Make an \u2018impact assessment.\u2019When she arrives on the scene of a disaster, the first thing Dr. Easthope does is write down every single thing that has happened, no matter how small: the collapsed bridge, but also the destroyed community garden. This is called an impact assessment.When something bad happens, she said, we can all benefit from making our own impact assessment. Write down everything that\u2019s affected by the event, whether it\u2019s physical, psychological or logistical, she said. This can help you understand what you have been through, how it is affecting you in all realms of your life and what is or isn\u2019t fixable.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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