I had the honour of being asked to write the forward for the book Brace for Impact – Survive and Thrive in the Pandemic Era, by my good friends Alessandra Edwards and Dr Amy Silver.
I reckon it’s the most important book you’ll read this year.
Here’s what I wrote for the foreword:
Like the authors, I applaud everyone on the front line who is going above and beyond at this time. The health professionals, drivers, teachers, carers, shop workers, and everyone else who is doing their bit to serve the community and help us get through this the best way possible.
While they would never say this themselves, I put Alessandra and Amy in this category. They have written this book in a week. And not just in any week - what has probably been the craziest week of their life. As I read online: “What a crazy year this last week has been.”
They have written it while in isolation, while relatives are dying, while attending funerals via Zoom, while looking after families and clients and friends, and while (in Amy’s case) recovering from the Covid-19 infection itself.
Why? Why put themselves through this? Not for any personal gain (this book isn’t for sale). But because this is what the world needs now, and this was how they could help.
Alessandra and Amy are my go-to people for my physical and emotional wellbeing (as well as both being dear friends). Alessandra has looked after me and my family for years, and is still my performance coach around nutrition, exercise, sleep and optimal performance.
I have Amy’s as my “break-glass-in-an-emergency” go-to person when I need emotional support. Whenever life gets too hard, she’s my lifeline. I reckon if now doesn’t count as an emergency, nothing ever will. So I’m so glad that, through this book, you can also have the two of them in your corner during this time.
So let’s talk about the book.
This is the most important book you’ll read this year. This book could save your life. Or at the very least, your sanity. It will help you navigate the uncertainty that we’re all facing.
I would love this book to have a R0 (infection rate) of 5. While we’re all trying to reduce the R0 of Covid19 to below 1, let’s try and lift the R0 of this book. That means you need to send it on to 5 people. Maybe to 10 just to be on the safe side. Or really, to everyone you know.
With so much misinformation out there, what you’re holding in your hand (or on your computer screen) is gold.
So please read this. Learn. Implement it. And most of all share it.
You can get it for free at https://braceforimpact.com.au/.
