Managing PTSD through creative writing: Pete White

The Brave Front

Former RAF communications specialist, Pete White, lives with PTSD after the horrors he witnessed while serving in Afghanistan. Today, however, he is a successful children's author who is using his experiences to help children to understand their own emotions, as well as those of their parents. Speaking from the heart, in this episode of The Brave Front Pete tells us about a journey with his mental health that has seen him diagnosed with psychosis and driven to the point of suicide, as well as how an inspired night of writing has helped to turn his life around. We've also got a copy of Pete's first book, The Anxious Knight, to give away. Simply subscribe to the show, leave us a review and click on this link to enter: https://tr.ee/JJa6a0EeM_ Show outline: 00:00:05 - 00:04:22: Welcome, introduction and coming up 00:04:23 - 00:10:36: Writing as a therapy 00:10:37 - 00:14:54: Joining the armed services 00:14:55 - 00:19:15: Camp Bastian and casualty reporting 00:19:16 - 00:21:56: The armed services mentality 00:21:57 - 00:30:40: The fly sniper and the impact of seeing death up close 00:30:41 - 00:41:31: Going down hill, psychosis and brink of suicide 00:41:32 - 00:45:05: Diagnosed with PTSD 00:45:06 - 00:54:27: Writing children’s books and feeling proud 00:54:28 - 00:55:31: Win a copy of The Anxious Knight Useful links: Buy Pete’s books on Amazon here: Amazon.co.uk: Pete White: books, biography, latest update Enchanted Kingdom, Pete’s website: Home - Enchanted Kingdom (enchanted-kingdom.com) Pete’s mental health consulting business: Home - (petewhiteconsulting.co.uk) Share the show: If you’ve enjoyed this episode of The Brave Front, you can share it through any of the following links: Our Linktree site (for links to all the podcast platforms): linktr.ee/thebravefront Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music Interact with the show: Answer our episode question on the Spotify episode page Get in touch Send us a voice message Read our latest blog posts Full transcription: Click HERE to read the full show transcript: https://thebravefront.blogspot.com/2023/12/ep-7-from-war-zone-to-writing-how.html --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebravefront/message