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Burning it Down
Hardcover
Biographies GeneralMental HealthSelf-Help
Publisher Price: $25.99
Publisher: Cody J Mecham
Published: Oct 10 2025
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.38 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Burning It Down is an award-winning memoir by firefighter, former EMT, and author Cody Mecham. It is a raw and unfiltered account of growing up with trauma, surviving abuse, responding to unimaginable tragedies, and fighting the invisible wounds left behind by a career spent helping others.
This isn't a story about being fearless. It's a story about what happens when the weight of childhood trauma, PTSD, moral injury, and years of silence finally become too heavy to carry alone. With honesty and vulnerability, Cody shares the moments that nearly ended his life-and the people, choices, and hard work that helped him begin rebuilding it.
Whether you're a first responder, military member, healthcare professional, or someone carrying your own unseen battles, Burning It Down is a reminder that healing doesn't begin by pretending you're okay. It begins by telling the truth.
Powerful, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Burning It Down is more than a memoir-it's an invitation to start the conversation that could save a life.
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