Time Summary
0:28 Interview starts
0:58 Discussion of earthquake weather
1:45 Showering, after spending time at the beach with wife, when the earthquake hit.
2:54 Initially somewhat indifferent to earthquake, and then reacts with shock to home damage
4:37 Wife rushes to get son from afterschool program, returns to friends gathering at the home; sharing resources
7:00 Tensions between feeling shut off with limited phone and radio, but knowing the devastation was widespread
7:45 Reactions to and descriptions of aftershocks
8:25 The fifteen seconds of the earthquake felt never-ending
8:49 Friends, family, home and resources fine for the most part
9:11 The challenges of being a therapist during a crisis whose office got damaged along with the Pacific Garden Mall
13:36 Ultimately her office building was salvaged but she did not wish to return there
14:02 Has become casual once more about earthquakes, but still has a more deep-seated fear than before
16:00 The earthquake had a strong impact on her community, of people who lived and worked downtown
18:00 The emergence of a prevalent earthquake story culture
19:00 How disasters like this affect your expectations of the level of control you have on the future
20:57 The way disasters like this reveal both the fragility and resilience of life
21:49 "We love this town and we will do what we need to do to bring it back again."
22:20 Working with earthquake-traumatized clients
24:00 Minimal disaster preparedness nowadays, gets lost in the choices of what it means to be prepared
28:00 Reflecting on these memories after thirty years, she feels both distant from and still affected by the earthquake
30:15 The loss of the funkiness of Santa Cruz
31:22 Memories of the Cooper House, its music culture and its iconic Santa Cruz status.
33:11 Emphasizes the importance of communications plans for reconnecting with loved ones in the face of disaster
33:41 Watch out for bridges!
34:00 Belief in the strength of the community as an important part of disaster preparedness.