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Continue reading →: Mayday of Hope.As I pulled up to my house, I felt a sudden ease of relaxation wash over me. My shift was over, I was safe. The tension that once stored itself heavily within my shoulders was beginning to dissipate. Albeit slowly, it had been quite the day. I was still dressed…
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Continue reading →: It’s Raining… It’s Pouring…My blog is rife with confession. Some posts are murderous in their prose while others are poignant in their delivery. But, at the end of the day, they are merely the honest workings of a wounded man’s tortured mind. Sober, or otherwise… I have written often of my fondness…
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Continue reading →: The Missing ManI spent six-years of my life in service to my country. Everyday I woke-up and practiced to the highest standard, drill, dress and deportment. I served honorably to the best of my abilities. I had the honor of working alongside some of this world’s best human-beings. I learned a great…
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Continue reading →: The PitWith the first day of summer ever looming overhead, what should be a jubilant anticipation is instead replaced by a burning thorn of remembrance. It was after all, summer, when I met him for the first and only time. And when I met him, I worked him… and after I…
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Continue reading →: About, BobI was seventeen when I first watched a man die. I did not know that he was dying at the time, but, ultimately that moment when I stood beside him at the edge of his bed, it would be the last time that I would see him alive. An ambulance…
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Continue reading →: Fever and DreamsI’d like to think that I am doing alright; you know, with living life, completing tasks and interacting with daily norms. But the reality is it’s only been seven months… now, I will concede, that may sound like a long time when measuring against the pages of a calendar, but…
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Continue reading →: No Napping!Today was a good day. It really was… The weather is what many would likely describe as “perfect.” During the day the sun loomed brightly overhead casting forth an oven-like bake towards the wayfarers below. Now, settling into the early evening the clouds have begun to elicit the help of…
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Continue reading →: Super-Matt!“Look! In the sky! Is that a bird? A plane? No, it’s…” Well, you know the rest. And if you don’t, hopefully by the end of this you will. The other day on my blog I made a confession. Today, I am planning another… although, this confession will surely be…
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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.
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