Things I Learned from Falling

By: Claire Nelson

Narrated by: Claire Nelson

An inspirational and gripping first-person account of determination, adversity and survival against the odds.

In 2018, Claire Nelson made international headlines. She was in her thirties and was beginning to burn out - her hectic London life of work and social activity and striving to do more and do better in the big city was frenetic and stressful. Although she was surrounded by people all of the time, she felt increasingly lonely.

When the anxiety she felt finally brought her to breaking point, Claire decided to take some time off and travelled to Joshua Tree Park in California to hike and clear her head. What happened next was something she could never have anticipated.

While hiking, Claire fell 25 feet, gravely injuring herself and she lay alone in the desert - mistakenly miles off any trail, without a cell phone signal, fighting for her life. She lay in the elements for four days until she was miraculously found - her rescuers had not expected to find her alive.

In THINGS I LEARNED FROM FALLING Claire tells her incredible story and what it taught her about loneliness, anxiety and transformation and how to survive it all.

©2019 Claire Nelson (P)2019 Octopus Publishing Group

Critic reviews

'Uplifting and brave' - Stylist

'A riveting account of loneliness, anxiety and survival' - Cosmopolitan

'A vibrantly physical book' - the Guardian

Learn what goes through the head of a lost hiker

As a member of the Joshua Tree Search and Rescue team, I learned much about what a lost person experiences. We spend so much time wondering where a lost person might be as we search back and forth across the desert. I followed the same route Claire where Claire took her fall and was wondering how she missed the sign for the trail. Now I know. Thank you Claire for writing this book.

Exceptional story

Thank you for sharing such a personal story. Your endurance was inspirational. You encourage us to go on no matter what happens. Your narration was great.
Thanks for sharing.

good stuff!

why hike if I can sit on the couch? ohhhh, because i CAN! What a great listen. A bit horrific to hear as i am the overprepared hiker, however hearing the honesty in emotions is beautiful (and terrifying).

Great story telling!

Excellent narration by the author of a harrowing experience. Uplifting in the end, it was a captivating listen.

Disappointed

I enjoyed the story of her scary situation but when she got into the other part of her life it was not interesting to me.