Regrettably, this picture defines trauma: an earth-shattering, gut-wrenching, inexplicable experience that leaves us in pain, in doubt, in crisis. While we will work to avoid the smashed egg experience through resilience, the reality is that trauma is real, it hurts badly, and it does not simply diminish or quickly go away. “What should I tell him? Jacob just called from Afghanistan … Something horrible has happened.” Georgia National Guard Infantryman Jacob Callaway’s