{"product_id":"the-cheat-code-booklet-staying-level-under-pressure-how-to-avoid-crashing-out-paperback","title":"The Cheat Code Booklet: Staying Level under Pressure \u0026 How to Avoid Crashing Out - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonas Royster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eArmand King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho heals the healers? You do. Starting here.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you're a credible messenger, an outreach worker, a violence interrupter, a case manager, a mentor - we already know what it costs to show up for everybody else. The hospital visits. The 2 a.m. calls. The \u003cb\u003e\"I'm good\"\u003c\/b\u003e we say so often we've started to believe it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs \u003cb\u003ePaul Carrillo, Vice President of the Giffords Center for Violence Intervention\u003c\/b\u003e, puts it - \u003ci\u003e\"Violence intervention is not sustainable if we only invest in the healing of our communities while neglecting the healing of the frontline workers.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cb\u003efield guide nobody handed us\u003c\/b\u003e when we started this work - born out of the \u003ci\u003eWho Heals the Healers?\u003c\/i\u003e workshop, presented at the \u003cb\u003eGiffords Center for Violence Intervention's national conference\u003c\/b\u003e. Built from that workshop, \u003cb\u003eThe Cheat Code Booklet\u003c\/b\u003e was written for the outreach workers, credible messengers, violence interrupters, reentry professionals, case managers, mentors, and \u003cb\u003ecommunity violence intervention (CVI)\u003c\/b\u003e workers who spend their lives helping others survive their worst moments - while quietly running on empty themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInside, you'll find \u003cb\u003efour practical pillars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAwareness\u003c\/b\u003e - recognize what you're carrying before it carries you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEmotional Vocabulary\u003c\/b\u003e - build the language to name what's really going on, fast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRegulation\u003c\/b\u003e - field-ready tools for staying rooted and avoiding crashing out under pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSupport \u0026amp; Boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e - how to stop carrying it alone without abandoning the people who depend on you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRather than therapy talk or clinical language, \u003cb\u003eJonas Royster and Armand King\u003c\/b\u003e speak from lived experience - writing as \"we\" and \"us\" because they've been where you are. This is not a self-help book written from the outside looking in. It's a \u003cb\u003epocket-sized, scannable field tool\u003c\/b\u003e with practical exercises, quick-reference boxes, and a daily check-in practice built for the two minutes between one hard situation and the next. It fits in a glove box, a backpack, or a back pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis booklet was built for people who already know how to show up for everyone else. It exists to help you learn how to show up for yourself - not someday, but \u003cb\u003eright now, in the middle of the work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor \u003cb\u003ecredible messengers, outreach teams, CVI organizations, reentry professionals\u003c\/b\u003e, and anyone doing emotionally demanding frontline community work - this is a tool for staying level, staying present, and \u003cb\u003elasting in the work without losing yourself in it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe work needs us. But you need you first.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 6.5 x 4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67844471292056,"sku":"9798988727989","price":23.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/ADX2akq9229798988727989.webp?v=1793353877","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/the-cheat-code-booklet-staying-level-under-pressure-how-to-avoid-crashing-out-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}