Flashback Girl

Lessons on Resilience from a Burn Survivor

by Dr. Lise Deguire

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Pub Date Sep 15 2020 | Archive Date Oct 01 2020

Dr. Lise Deguire, LLC

Biographies & Memoirs | Self-Help

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Description

At the age of four, Dr. Lise Deguire suffered third-degree burns on 65% of her body as the result of both maternal and corporate negligence. Against the odds, she lived through the trauma, beginning decades of treatment as a burn survivor...and this is just part of her compelling story.

Dr. Deguire brings you into the dysfunctional and tragic world of her family, which includes artistic genius, narcissistic and neglectful parents, eccentricity, and four suicides.Most importantly, she explains her long but ultimately triumphant path towards love, health, and life satisfaction.

Some chapters of this gripping life journey focus on early events, including the story of the fire, her years of hospitalization for reconstructive surgeries, bullying, and social isolation. Other chapters focus on her adult life, such as her struggles to find romantic love, being a parent,and her work as a clinical psychologist.

The voice of Flashback Girl is warm and engaging. Despite the seriousness of the subject, the tone of the memoir is positive and humorous, without self-pity. This book inspires those who suffer life's challenges to maintain hope and keep pushing on despite seemingly insurmountable hurdles.

Author Bio:

Dr. Lise Deguire is a clinical psychologist in private practice for over 20 years. She is the lone surviving child of gifted, unsettled, and iconoclastic parents. After being severely burned in a fire, she spent most of her childhood in the hospital, undergoing countless surgical procedures.

Dr. Deguire attended Tufts University, graduating in 1985, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Hahnemann/Widener University in 1990. She maintains a solo psychotherapy practice in Pennington, New Jersey. She has appeared on television and radio, and has been published in the Trenton Times, Grown & Flown.com, and Medium.com. Dr. Deguire writes a blog about psychological resilience issues and has become a national keynote speaker. She has over 10,000 social media followers on a variety of platforms including: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Dr. Deguire is married, and the mother of two amazing daughters and one rambunctious dog.

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Advance Praise

"Flashback Girl is a riveting, compassionately-told story of grit and fortitude. As a childhood burn victim, and now, as a mental health professional (and wife and mother), it's hard to imagine anyone better qualified than Lise Deguire to help teach us lessons in resilience." - John Hanc, New York Times contributor and co-author of the award-winning memoir, Your Heart, My Hands by Arun Singh with John Hanc.

"It may be difficult to imagine how the devastating experience of severe burns could be uplifting, but Lise Deguire has managed to bring light, hope, and strength to her personal story. Flashback Girl takes us on her journey from horror to healing, showing us how courage, acceptance, and love guided her every step of the way." - Barbara Ravage, author of Burn Unit: Saving Lives after the Flames.

"Flashback Girl is an astounding story of survival and triumph. Deguire's resilience shines as a beacon of hope for anyone who struggles; her self-deprecating humor, wise insights, and astonishing story make for a gripping read. I could not put the book down. A moving tribute to the indomitable human spirit." - Martha W. Murphy, award-winning author and editor, including co-author of The Un-Prescription for Autism, winner of eight national awards and now published in three languages.

"Flashback Girl is a story of hope and resilience. Deguire does a beautiful job conveying her pain, both physical and emotional, while leaving the reader inspired by her unwavering courage and strength." - Beth Schulman, author of The Gold Mailbox, a memoir; and Rosie, The Practically Perfect Puppy, a children's book.

"To call Flashback Girl inspiring is an understatement. Lise Deguire's carefully crafted sentences invite intimacy and pull the reader through this memoir of narrative medicine with momentum. I'd recommend this book to anyone who feels that all hope is lost; Lise Deguire teaches readers how to open and bare their souls, to a place deep beneath our fragile skin." - Miri Jaffe, Associate Teaching Professor of Writing; Narrative Activist, author of Spirituality in Mental Health Practice.

"Flashback Girl is Dr. Deguire's deeply personal memoir written to share her personal journey as a burn survivor and the lessons of resilience she learned on her lifelong road to recovery. Told with great urgency and honesty, it is a compelling and affecting story." - Susan Gregory Johnson, author of Hey, White Girl!

"Flashback Girl is a unique and inspiring story of resilience in the face of what can only be described as waves of adversity. Yet as the reader is taken through the choppy waters of Lise's story, we become the recipients of powerful lessons of strength. Flashback Girl, like an agile surfer, finds ways to navigate pain and loss and in the process leaves the reader with a sense of hope and courage." - Victoria Banyard, clinical psychologist and author of "Toward the Next Generation of Bystander Prevention of Sexual and Relationship Violence" and numerous articles on resilience; Professor of Social Work at Rutgers University

"Flashback Girl is a riveting, compassionately-told story of grit and fortitude. As a childhood burn victim, and now, as a mental health professional (and wife and mother), it's hard to imagine...