Post traumatic stress can occur after a person experiences or witnesses a distressing or life-threatening event. It can follow incidents such as an accident, assault, natural disaster or combat exposure. While some people recover naturally, others continue to experience flashbacks, anxiety, and emotional numbness long after the event. When these…...
Meditation and Mindfulness for PTSD Recovery
Not all healing comes from medication or counselling alone. For many people living with PTSD, meditation and mindfulness provide gentle, practical tools to calm the nervous system and bring a sense of stability back into everyday life. Why Meditation and Mindfulness Matter PTSD often keeps the body on high alert.…...
Nature as Therapy: Using Outdoor Healing to Support PTSD Recovery
Not all recovery happens in a clinic. For some people living with PTSD, healing begins under open skies, beside the ocean, or in the stillness of a forest. Nature-based therapy, sometimes called eco-therapy, is a gentle, accessible way to support recovery from trauma. In Australia and New Zealand, where nature…...
Community Resilience: PTSD Support in Rural & Farm Communities
Isolation, long hours, and natural disasters can make life in rural and farming communities uniquely tough. When trauma enters the picture, it doesn’t always look the same as it does in cities. It rarely gets the same support. PTSD in rural Australia and New Zealand often goes unseen. The pressure…...
How PTSD Affects Sleep – and What Can Help
Post-traumatic stress doesn’t just affect your waking hours. For many people across Australia and New Zealand, sleep becomes one more casualty of trauma. If you’re tossing, turning, or dreading bedtime altogether, you’re not alone. At FearLess, we support people living with the consequences of post-traumatic stress. Here’s why sleep can…...
How to Help Without Burning Out: Self-Care for Post-Traumatic Stress Caregivers
Helping someone with post-traumatic stress is a big job, and it can wear you thin. We’re FearLess, a charity backing people living with post-traumatic stress—and their families—so no one’s left running on empty. Here’s how to stay strong without breaking, because you’re in this fight too. Post-traumatic stress hits hard,…...
Finding Calm, Connection and Hope in the Everyday
The Easter period is often seen as a time of rest, reflection, and renewal—but for many individuals and families, especially those impacted by PTSD, this season can bring complex emotions. At FearLess, we believe that even amidst life’s uncertainty, Easter can serve as a gentle reminder to pause, take stock,…...
5 Things Never to Say to Someone with Post-Traumatic Stress (And What to Say Instead)
Words can cut deep when post-traumatic stress is part of the picture, even with the best intentions. We’re FearLess, a charity here to help people living with post-traumatic stress—and their families—find a way forward. We’re cutting through the clutter to show you what not to say, what to say instead,…...
Healing Through Creativity: How Creative Arts Therapy Supports PTSD Recovery
When we think of therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traditional methods like talk therapy or medication often come to mind. But what if healing could also come through paintbrushes, music, movement, or storytelling? Creative Arts Therapy (CAT) is proving to be a powerful intervention for those living with PTSD,…...
