Tracing the lives of six people who have experienced profoundly life-changing events, Mike Mariani explores the nuances and largely uncharted territory of what happens after major setbacks. If what doesn't kill us does not necessarily make us stronger, he asks, what does it make us? While chronicling lives seemingly derailed by a brain injury, a car crash, and even an accidental homicide, Mariani shares the transformative, ultimately inspiring lessons learned by these survivors, and recounts his own battle with chronic illness.