Flying on the Inside

A Memoir of Trauma and Recovery

By: Rachel Gotto

Narrated by: Rachel Gotto

Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's Summary

The remarkable true story of one woman’s journey back from the brink. Newly widowed and faced with a deadly brain tumour, she was given two years to live. She wanted more...

When her six-year-old daughter found her collapsed on the kitchen floor, Rachel had no idea how much her life was about to change.

A brain scan revealed a dark shadowy mass, a huge abnormal growth of tissue that, whilst benign, was still growing and would surely kill her. It was too big to operate on. It needed to be "managed", and Rachel had, at best, two years to live.

Refusing to accept the bleak prognosis, Rachel was determined to stay alive. She had already lost far too much. She had already watched her brother succumb, at only twenty-eight, to cancer. She had already lost her beloved husband in a terrible scuba diving accident when she was six months pregnant. So she did the only thing she knew how to do. She fought for her life.

This gripping and inspiring memoir about overcoming tragedy and trauma charts one tenacious woman’s incredible fight to find light in the darkest of journeys. It is a life-affirming tale of positivity and hope in the face of the most difficult of human experiences.

©2021 by Rachel Gotto (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Very Interesting Memoir

This memoir was very sad, but also eye opening. I would recommend this book if younor anyone in your life is interested in recovering from a brain injury or interested in hypnotherapy. Rachel is a strong women and her determination to overcome many tragedies. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your story.

Open and honest ordeal

Hearing her raw truth of all she went through and overcame is heartwarming and a truth of life and how we need to be be grateful for each day we have!

A BEAUTIFUL HEALING JOURNEY

Having lived with my husband's chronic, life threatening cancer for six (long) years, I'm constantly amazed at the MIND'S power to heal.

Loved this book.

Hear about her over coming her addiction to prescriptions medications was showing her determination

Deeply touching

I downloaded the audible version. There should be a longer pause when the author comes back and forth in time, I often got confused when the narration jumped in time without warning. Otherwise, I enjoyed Rachel Gotto's narration of her traumatic experience, journey through recovery and her perspective on the human psyche.

Excellent read

loved this book. Read it in one day. Beautifully written and narrated. This book shows the power of the human body to heal itself.

Wow!

What an incredible story of courage, resilience and strength of one woman to overcome so much. Beautifully written and wonderfully read. Would highly recommend to anyone.

A fascinating account

Just how many traumatic events can one person suffer? l loved this book. Beautifully read by the author, it was searingly honest. I could recognise some of the dark thoughts that she had at times, all too well. Ultimately triumphant, I wish her well for the future.

Amazing

So touching, incredible, scary, awe striking, inspiring and challenging. I thoroughly recommend it. I come from a history of trauma inflicted upon me. It was refreshing and so encouraging to hear such a powerful story of overcoming of a life that faced tragedy inflicted by others. It was the true reality of life and it’s wildness. With beautiful and raw people.

Powerful and Uplifting Story

I listened to this in one sitting on one of those days when life just felt too much. It's one of those books that you can't wait to get to the next chapter. Listening to Rachel's story of recovery from so much trauma was so compelling and so inspiring, that it motivated me to take my own massive action. Honestly, this is the best book I've read in years. Better still, it was read to me by Rachel's dulcet tones. Highly, highly recommend it.

Read the book

This book is lovely and I highly recommend it but the authors pronunciation of the plural form of nouns - “es” is driving me bonkers. She seems to add an “i” sound into these words each time. Her accent is fairly bland so I don’t know where this weird affectation comes from but its incredibly grating. I so wish I’d read this book and not listened to it.

Excellent story of love, loss ,surviving ,healing

loved it , very honest account of Rachel's uphill battles. I could relate to her post Operation symptoms as I had temporal lobe surgery many years ago.