. ▁ ▁Pot ts ▁suffered ▁severe ▁sc arring , ▁de pression ▁and ▁post - tra um atic ▁stress ▁dis order . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁£ 6 8 , 0 0 0 ▁compens ation ▁more ▁than ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁attack . ▁The ▁compens ation ▁was ▁widely ▁critic ised ▁as ▁in ade qu ate , ▁especially ▁by ▁comparison ▁with ▁high ▁lib el ▁awards . ▁Pot ts ▁subsequently ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁coun s ell or ▁and , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁founded ▁a ▁char ity , ▁Bel ieve ▁To ▁Ach ieve , ▁based ▁in ▁schools ▁in ▁Wol ver ham pton . ▁The ▁char ity ▁a ims ▁to ▁encou rage ▁independence ▁and ▁to ▁increase ▁self - este em ▁in ▁children . ▁ ▁Pot ts ▁published ▁an ▁aut obi ography ▁entitled ▁Be hind ▁the ▁Sm ile ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁A ▁for ew ord ▁was ▁contributed ▁ ▁by ▁Ch erie ▁Bla ir . ▁Pot ts ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Coun s elling ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁She ▁has ▁two ▁sons . ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Pot ts ▁trained ▁as ▁an ▁Ad ult ▁Nur se ▁at ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁University ▁and ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁special ist ▁Public ▁Health ▁Nur se . ▁ ▁Books ▁by ▁Lisa ▁Pot ts ▁Thank ▁You ▁God : ▁Book ▁of ▁Children ' s ▁P ray ers ▁( editor ) ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁H od der ▁Children ' s ▁Books , ▁London ▁ ▁Be hind ▁the