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We’re hiring! Fundraising Coordinator Role Every year, hundreds of people do something extraordinary for PTSD UK. They run, swim, cycle, skydive, bake, dance and firewalk, and between them they raise the money that keeps our support and awareness work going

Why asking for help for trauma is so hard – and what helps This guest blog is written by Freya Hickman, founder of the trauma support app remind. Freya lives with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following trauma, and it took

Guest Blog: A Ghost Story We’re incredibly grateful to S.K. for sharing this powerful and deeply personal piece with us. In A Ghost Story, S.K. writes with extraordinary honesty about the years spent living with PTSD – the dissociation, the

PTSD UK is building a new trauma-informed leadership programme Somewhere right now, a manager is sitting across from someone on their team who is clearly struggling. And quietly, they’re thinking: I don’t know what to say. They want to help.

Things I wish I’d known – Guest Blog Hannah first connected with PTSD UK in 2023, when she shared her story on our blog and ran the Scottish Half Marathon for us. Three years on from the breakdown that led

Duty of Care: Living with PTSD While Researching It Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is hard enough on its own. Doing it while working in the very field that studies and treats it brings a tension few people talk

“I’m still here”: What partners of police officers want you to know about living with C-PTSD In this guest piece, Dr Deborah Hamer-Acquaah draws on her research with the spouses of serving police officers to explore what it’s really like

The 19 Challenge: why we’re asking you to do 19 press-ups (and why that number matters more than you think) According to the NHS Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2023/24 (one of the most comprehensive mental health surveys in

Things I Need to Say: Letters to PTSD and C-PTSD Have you ever wanted to tell your PTSD or C-PTSD to get out of your life? To say I see what you’re doing – you’re trying to protect me, but

The body still matters: What the new trauma research really means for PTSD and C-PTSD recovery If you’ve seen posts claiming that The Body Keeps the Score has been debunked, we want to reassure you. Nothing about your healing, your

What Trauma-Informed Leadership Really Means: Why Every UK Workplace Needs It Most workplaces still treat trauma as a private issue employees should manage outside work. But what if trauma is already shaping performance, decision-making, conflict, retention and burnout across your

Flashbacks don’t schedule appointments – that’s why I built remind In this guest post, Freya shares her story: what the aftermath of trauma really felt like, why the tools available weren’t enough, and how that experience became the foundation for

Living With C-PTSD Within the Probation Service Dave is a Community Payback Manager with the Probation Service, an army veteran, and someone who has spent decades living with Complex PTSD. In the guest post below, he shares – with extraordinary

Can PTSD be detected through a blood test? New research into biological markers of trauma For many people living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Complex PTSD (C-PTSD), getting an accurate diagnosis can take months or even years. Symptoms

Taya the Tortoise: A Trauma-Informed Activity Book Helping Children Feel Safe, Seen, and Understood Supporting children who bottle things up, retreat, or disconnect At PTSD UK, we often talk about how trauma doesn’t always look the way people expect. Some

Guest Blog: Relinquishment Trauma: Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Adoption This powerful guest blog shares the deeply personal experience of growing up as an adoptee and the lifelong impact that early separation can have. From the outside, life may look

“I Spent 30 Years in Silence”: Veteran to Run 1,000 Miles Across Britain for PTSD Awareness This May, British Army veteran Dave King will take on an extraordinary physical and emotional challenge – running from John O’Groats to Land’s End

Remind and PTSD UK announce official partnership Today, Remind and PTSD UK are proud to announce an official partnership — bringing together the UK’s leading PTSD charity and a trauma support app built by a survivor, for survivors. This isn’t

Are you ready to do something unforgettable—for yourself and for others? Join us on 7 March 2026 at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange for a night of empowerment, courage, and community as you walk barefoot across red-hot embers in support of people affected by PTSD and C-PTSD.