Colorado mass shooting survivors speak about their recovery

This story first appeared in a Colorado Community Media newspaper. The Colorado Sun is an owner of CCM.

Speaking to a panel of survivors and loved ones of mass shootings, former STEM School Highlands Ranch teacher Erin Christian told them she was grateful for their strength and candor. 

“In the early days, I didn’t see how I was going to get through this,” said Christian, who survived a mass shooting at STEM School in May 2019. “To hear from you guys that there’s this other side is so powerful for me.” 

Hosted by the STEM Center for Strength, the panel on April 1 focused on recovering from trauma with speakers sharing their individual journeys of healing from mass violence. It featured Columbine survivors Frank DeAngelis, the school’s former principal; former Columbine…