Author Matthew Heneghan

Veterans and PTSD: Why Service Beyond Combat Matters

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Veterans and PTSD: Why Service Beyond Combat Matters

🚨 New Podcast Episode Alert! 🎙️

As Remembrance Day approaches, I’ve been reflecting on something that I see too often in the veteran community: the tension between veterans. Why do some veterans criticize others for showing pride in their service? Why is there backlash over something as simple as posting a service photo or even the idea of a ribbon for completing basic training? 🤔

In this episode, I dive deep into the toxic hierarchy between combat and non-combat veterans, share my own experiences, and talk about why it’s time to lift each other up rather than tear each other down. 💪

🎧 Listen now on #Spotify, #ApplePodcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Let’s have a real conversation about what service really means. #Veterans #RemembranceDay #PTSD #ServiceIsService #AMedicsMind

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I’m Matthew

Welcome to the official blog of Matthew Heneghan — author of A Medic’s Mind and Woven in War, and host of the trauma-focused podcast Unwritten Chapters.

As a former Canadian Armed Forces medic and civilian paramedic, I’ve lived through the raw edges of trauma, addiction, grief, and healing. Through honest storytelling and lived experience, I write and speak about PTSD, trauma recovery, mental health awareness, and resilience — especially from the lens of veterans and first responders.

If you’re searching for real-life stories of overcoming adversity, the effects of service-related trauma, or insight into the recovery process after hitting rock bottom — you’re in the right place. My goal is to foster connection through shared experience, break stigma, and offer hope.

Explore the blog, tune into the podcast, and discover how writing became a lifeline — and might just become yours, too.

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