PTSD and Trauma

My PTSD Story & How Writing It Helped Me Heal

Krystian Howe - July 15, 2025

I’ve never told my PTSD story before. Well, at least not to anyone that wasn’t a psychiatrist or a therapist. For a long time,...

PTSD and Trauma

What Does Being Triggered Really Mean?

Krystian Howe - February 6, 2023

When you live with an anxiety disorder, a strong part of your life is spent wondering if you are being triggered and how to...

PTSD and Trauma

Living with PTSD: What Every Beginner Needs to Be Happy Again

Krystian Howe - August 24, 2022

The questions you have after a PTSD diagnosis are endless. Am I broken? How did I get this way? Why can't I just go back...

Educational information about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma and how they relate to anxiety disorders. This section explains what PTSD is, how trauma affects the nervous system, common symptoms and triggers, and why trauma responses are not personal failures. Supportive education designed to help women better understand trauma-related anxiety and its impact on daily life.

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