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.