Local Author event with Jack Stell of Stillwater, NY
Join us to meet our neighbor, Jack Stell, author of Vertical Moments. Jack and his wife, Kathleen, are the owner operators of Story Book Cottage on Hudson Avenue and are thrilled top introduce you to Jack’s book on Wednesday, July 22nd at 6pm!
“A powerful memoir of childhood trauma, resilience, and the healing journey that transformed a survivor into a healer. In Vertical Moments, Jack Stell shares an unforgettable account of survival, recovery, and the small acts of kindness that helped him rise from a childhood shaped by instability, fear, and profound abuse.
From the chaos of his early years to the shock treatments that nearly erased him, Jack learned to survive by noticing the brief, vertical moments when someone reached out and held him up. Those moments became the map he followed into adulthood, military service, and eventually the long, winding path toward becoming a therapist for others living with PTSD and C?PTSD.
Told with clarity, heart, and unflinching honesty, Vertical Moments is both a survival memoir and a testament to the strength of the human spirit. Readers who have lived through trauma — and the clinicians who support them — will find hope, validation, and deep recognition in these pages.”