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How I Overcame PTSD After 20 Years

Doctors told me I was 100% disabled forever.
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The Freeze Kit Part 1: Understanding Freeze Mode
 • Leon Macfayden
How to Rewire Your Nervous System After Trauma and Chronic Stress
 • Leon Macfayden and Genevieve
Self-Harm & Suicide in Women
 • Leon Macfayden and Dom de Lima
Why Men Die in Silence: What Suicidal Men Wish You Knew About Saving Their Lives
 • Leon Macfayden

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The Freeze Kit Part 4: The Guilt Trap
Why freeze makes you turn against yourself, and how to stop the shame loop.
 • Leon Macfayden
I Stayed Long Enough to See What Was Still Alive
What remained after identity, purpose, and certainty collapsed.
 • Leon Macfayden
4 Ways Trauma Anniversaries Are Agony for People with PTSD
When terror is attached to the calendar.
 • Leon Macfayden
The 4-Part Combo That Leads Some People to Die by Suicide
Break the chain, and you could save someone’s life.
 • Leon Macfayden
Weekly Articles On Building Resilience, Navigating Trauma & Reclaiming Your Life

Healing

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10 Things Patients Want From Psychiatrists
Humanity and professionalism would be a good start.
 • Leon Macfayden
The Heartbreaking Reality of Quitting Mental Health Medication
A personal journey through the consequences of cold turkey.
 • Leon Macfayden
Every Scar Tells a Story
A story that says, “I survived.”
 • Leon Macfayden and Sam DeCosmo
Living After the Unthinkable
Isabelle lost her husband to suicide. I lost myself to trauma. This is what survival really looks like.
 • Leon Macfayden and Isabelle

PTSD

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4 Ways Trauma Anniversaries Are Agony for People with PTSD
When terror is attached to the calendar.
 • Leon Macfayden
My Horrific Night in The Woods
Desperation and counting stars
 • Leon Macfayden
How to Recognize the Early Symptoms of PTSD
And the amazing benefits of gradual exposure.
 • Leon Macfayden
How to Spot the Early Symptoms of PTSD
Get help early to increase your chances of recovery.
 • Leon Macfayden

Depression

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I Stayed Long Enough to See What Was Still Alive
What remained after identity, purpose, and certainty collapsed.
 • Leon Macfayden
Retiring From The Police Nearly Killed Me
What happens when your identity disappears overnight
 • Leon Macfayden
7 Signs That Warn Me of an Incoming Depressive Episode
Preparation is everything.
 • Leon Macfayden
6 Ways Our Dogs Help Depression
Unconditional love in furry form.
 • Leon Macfayden

Bullying

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Can Friendship Grow From Desperation?
The hardest punch.
 • Leon Macfayden
From Bullied to Bully and the Road to Redemption
I became everything I hated.
 • Leon Macfayden
How to Live With the Painful Consequences of Bullying
It’s time to take back control.
 • Leon Macfayden
How the Simple Discipline of Karate Saved My Life
The importance of doing things that test you.
 • Leon Macfayden

Q&A

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Living After the Unthinkable
Isabelle lost her husband to suicide. I lost myself to trauma. This is what survival really looks like.
 • Leon Macfayden and Isabelle
Q&A With Allison Raskin
The Emotional Support Lady
 • Leon Macfayden and Allison Raskin
The Truth About DID (It’s Not Split-Personalities or Serial Killers)
A Q&A with Leyna Vincent.
 • Leon Macfayden and Douglas Jonathan Vincent
Q&A on Mild Cognitive Impairment
With Judi Bailey.
 • Leon Macfayden and Judi Bailey, M.Ed
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