Stories of Healing
We believe in the power of story to change lives for the better. The following are stories from mass violence survivors about how they were able to make their way towards healing.
Cindy Maudsley
Cindy shares her experience escaping from Columbine High School when tragedy struck April 20, 1999, and gives insights on how she made it through that traumatic time.
Liz Carlston
Liz talks about helping her sister through the healing process, as well as dealing with her own experience escaping from Columbine High School.
Kathy Carlston
Kathy shares her experience of grappling with survivor’s guilt after tragedy struck Columbine High School. She shares what gives her hope for the future.
Will Beck
Will walks us through his experience at Columbine High School and shares his message of hope and healing. He describes what helped him in his healing process.
Laura Hall & Sarah Bush
Laura and Sarah share their experiences at Columbine, and share a message of encouragement for any who are experiencing similar hardships.
Sarah Bush
Sarah shares about the difficulty of not knowing where her sister was at during Columbine. She shares what helped to re-orient her life toward getting better.
Kari Bryan
Kari talks about her process of acknowledging the trauma she experienced as someone not physically present during the tragedy at Columbine High School.
Tami Diaz
Tami briefly shares her experience at Columbine High School, and talks about some experiences she has that helped her to get through her pain.
Cindy Maudsley
Cindy shares her experience escaping from Columbine High School when tragedy struck April 20, 1999, and gives insights on how she made it through that traumatic time.
Will Beck
Will walks us through his experience at Columbine High School and shares his message of hope and healing. He describes what helped him in his healing process.
Kari Bryan
Kari talks about her process of acknowledging the trauma she experienced as someone not physically present during the tragedy at Columbine High School.
Liz Carlston
Liz talks about helping her sister through the healing process, as well as dealing with her own experience escaping from Columbine High School.
Laura Hall & Sarah Bush
Laura and Sarah share their experiences at Columbine, and share a message of encouragement for any who are experiencing similar hardships.
Tami Diaz
Tami briefly shares her experience at Columbine High School, and talks about some experiences she has that helped her to get through her pain.
Kathy Carlston
Kathy shares her experience of grappling with survivor’s guilt after tragedy struck Columbine High School. She shares what gives her hope for the future.
Sarah Bush
Sarah shares about the difficulty of not knowing where her sister was at during Columbine. She shares what helped to re-orient her life toward getting better.