Post traumatic growth | surviving a mass shooting | Karessa Royce | TEDxUNLV

What if one could actually choose the way they heal from a traumatic incident? Speaker Karessa Royce was injured in the October 1, 2017, Route 91 shooting in Las Vegas. In this talk, Karessa shares her life-changing experience and discusses how Post Traumatic Growth has played a role in her life as well as others’. Karessa is a 23-year-old, college student, who experienced profound trauma in which she now describes as her “life change.” She provides a hopeful message and an inspiring perspective about healing from trauma. On October 1, 2017, the largest mass shooting in modern U.S history took place on the Las Vegas Strip. Karessa was one of the concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival, who was shot and severely injured when someone shot into the crowd from a hotel room window at the Mandalay Bay Resort. Karessa has proven to be resilient, spunky and transparent throughout her recovery by continuing her education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and through her volunteer efforts alongside a variety of organizations aimed at bringing awareness to public safety issues and the support of fellow trauma survivors. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx