Living with PTSD can feel strangely exhausting. Not always in the dramatic, movie-scene kind of way people imagine. Often, it’s quieter than that. A racing heart during an ordinary conversation. A sudden wave of anxiety in a grocery store. The feeling of being constantly on guard, even when there is no obvious threat. For many […]

Something has shifted in the way people talk about mental health lately. Quietly, almost cautiously. A few years ago, conversations around PTSD or severe anxiety still carried a kind of stiffness to them. People spoke in half-sentences. Changed the subject midway through explaining how exhausted they felt. Smiled while describing panic attacks. Which, honestly, says […]