Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is not just a psychological response to a terrifying event—it’s a full-body and brain-level transformation. After trauma, the nervous system and brain don’t just remember what happened—they reorganize themselves to ensure survival. PTSD is more than a memory — it changes the way we experience the world.
Rebuilding after trauma and addiction isn't about forgetting where you've been. It's about choosing what comes next. The pain, the losses, the chaos—they’re part of your story. But they aren’t the final chapter. You get to write the rest.
June is Men’s Mental Health Month, a powerful reminder that strength isn’t about bottling up emotions or white-knuckling your way through pain. The old script—the one where “real men” stay silent, stoic, and emotionally shut down—isn’t working.
If you’ve survived trauma, chances are you’re used to putting others first. Maybe it helped you stay safe. Maybe it was how you made sense of the chaos. But somewhere along the way, you learned that your needs could wait—or worse, didn’t matter.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is not just a psychological response to a terrifying event—it’s a full-body and brain-level transformation. After trauma, the nervous system and brain don’t just remember what happened—they reorganize themselves to ensure survival. PTSD is more than a memory — it changes the way we experience the world.
