Trauma, PTSD, and Substance Use: Understanding the Connection
June is PTSD Awareness Month, a time to shed light on the impact of trauma—and how it often lives beneath the surface of addiction and mental health struggles. At Welwynn, we often work with professionals who’ve learned to suppress, compartmentalize, or rationalize their pain in order to keep going. But that unprocessed trauma can show up in other ways—like alcohol or substance use, chronic anxiety, or emotional numbness. What is PTSD? Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can develop afte...