Books to Master Your Disaster
Never Let a Good Disaster Go to Waste
Making Sense of a Life of Absurdity
When her husband leaves her on her 40th birthday, only hours after radical surgery to cure her “incurable” disease, Kat Finnerty’s world is shattered.
But then something remarkable happens.
She overcomes his betrayal in 12 hours. It’s almost as if her absurd, disaster-prone life has been arming her with the superpowers to master her disaster.
So begins Kat’s astonishing true story. Spanning the globe from her hometown of Toronto to the rugged outback of Australia, Kat discovers from an early age that being gifted with nine lives isn’t enough to offset her suffering.
She sets out on a high-stakes adventure to squeeze more meaning and purpose from her life, only to be cruelly struck down at 24 by a crippling disease.
Kat contemplates the unthinkable. Until fate intervenes in the form of a tattooed Maori Buddhist teacher, an unorthodox Canadian yoga guru and a Zen motorbike-riding spiritual renegade. They open her eyes to the truth about suffering.
And this changes everything.
Just like the pieces of a puzzle, the lessons from Kat's catastrophes fall into place, revealing a profound truth. She transforms herself into a master of disaster and ultimately cures her “incurable” disease.
Infused with humour and the wisdom of Buddhist and Stoic philosophy, this life-changing memoir will move, inspire and empower you to never let a good disaster go to waste.
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This is one of those rare books to which I would award six stars if I could. It reminds me of Paul Coelho’s work. Every page offers a nugget of wisdom or a valuable lesson woven into a spellbinding tale. A beautifully written page-turner and a potential catalyst for personal change.
Jackie Lambert, author and reviewer for We Love Memoirs Book Club,
The original cover shot showing Kat braving an oncoming Severe Category 5 Cyclone that completely destroyed the island she was living on in the south Pacific while writing her book.
Kat’s Tales of the South Pacific
Life in the Most Natural Disaster-Prone Country on Earth
(A sequel to my memoir, Never Let A Good Disaster Go to Waste)
While visiting the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu to finish writing her memoir, Kat Finnerty has no idea of the scale of the disasters about to befall her. A strict COVID lockdown and a direct hit from a powerful cyclone effectively maroons her in the remote South Pacific for three years.
Kat soon discovers that although Vanuatu is officially recognised as one of the happiest places on the planet, the idyllic islands are beset by hidden challenges: erupting volcanoes, earthquakes, cyclones, tsunamis, tropical diseases, poverty and black magic.
She sets out on an epic quest to discover how locals manage to master their disasters while living in the most natural disaster-prone country on Earth. And along the way, she uncovers an incredible secret.
Ancient customs and beliefs, long forgotten by the West, allow islanders to find happiness and contentment even amidst the worst adversity and suffering. These revelations help clarify her Master of Disaster mindset and open her heart up to the possibility of finding romance again.
Will Kat finally meet the man of her dreams or is she destined to stumble into yet another disaster?
A rare and unique glimpse into an island culture that has fully embraced the philosophy of never letting a good disaster go to waste.
COMING SOON
How to Get Over Betrayal in 12 Hours
A Survival Manual for the Soul
A self-help companion guide to my memoir Never Let a Good Disaster Go to Waste
Have you ever been betrayed by someone you’ve loved, trusted and cared about? Are anger, fear and frustration making it difficult for you to move forward and reclaim back your life? If so, then this survival guide for the soul is for you.
Kat Finnerty (author of Never Let A Good Disaster Go To Waste) expands on the 12 simple but powerful principles she touches on in her memoir that help transform and overcome her betrayal in 12 hours.
You’ll learn how to tap into your innate superpowers so you can turn pain into strength, bend without breaking, extract meaning and growth from adverse situations and become more resilient to the triggers that create your suffering.
By changing your mindset, you will become not only the boss of your betrayal but a master of all your disasters. Because the truth is, you can suffer for 12 hours, 12 days, 12 years or a lifetime. So why not choose 12 hours?
COMING SOON
