Ankle Deep in Ashes: A Smokejumper's Memoir of Depression and Ptsd

By Gary Atteberry

How does the hero of the fire line become the victim of his own mind?

For twenty years, Gary Atteberry was an elite U.S. Forest Service Smokejumper--parachuting into the heart of wilderness wildfires. He found brotherhood in the air and peace in the great outdoors.

Then the trauma came home.

Ankle Deep in Ashes is the raw memoir of a life nearly destroyed, covering:

*The psychological toll of fighting fires and losing a peer.

*The spiral into high-functioning PTSD and alcohol addiction.

*The choice to seek help and the grueling, honest work of recovery.

*A powerful, modern look at the hidden epidemic of trauma in first responders and veterans.

This is the true story of falling from the sky--and climbing back to life. Scroll up and grab your copy today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F1C7L188
• ISBN13: 9798350993318
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"