10/28/2025
Excerpt from the upcoming release: Leading Through the Fire: Trauma-Informed Leadership for a New Era by Krista Fee
"Why Me?
Why am I the right person to write this book? because I’ve lived it, and still do each day.
I’ve walked through fire, carried scars the world cannot see, and stood in places where silence was easier, but truth was demanded. I know the cost of picking up a blood-stained microphone because I’ve paid it, sometimes in reputation, sometimes in relationships, always in sleepless nights. I did not chase or choose leadership; it chose me. I just wanted to do the work, but they don’t tell you it's the deepest and most authentic form of leadership there is.
I write this book not as an academic standing at a safe distance (though I am that as well), but as someone forged in the heat of trauma and leadership. I have been betrayed, broken, and burned. I have also risen, rebuilt, and reclaimed my voice. That journey is not abstract theory; it’s lived resilience, and that is the foundation of every word on these pages.
I’m also a practitioner. For years I’ve worked with military, first responders, survivors of human trafficking and violence, parents, teachers, and professionals. I have sat with the broken and the brave, studied the psychology and neuroscience that explain their pain, and created practical frameworks that turn theory into tools. My work is not just about understanding trauma, its about equipping people to lead through it, to transform it, and to stand unshaken when the world shakes around them.
Most of all, I am willing to speak when others remain silent. I am willing to face the backlash, the misunderstanding, and the cost of standing for what I believe: that leadership in this age must be trauma-informed, or it will fail. The stakes are too high, the wounds are too deep, and the moment is too urgent for anything less. I refuse to let silence have the final word and I am willing to face the cost."
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