Trauma and Tea
Essays on Trauma, Recovery, and Growing Up the Hard Way
Will be published approx. on 3. February 2026
Book
Hardback
314 pages
978-1-7776492-1-0 (ISBN)
Description
Trauma and Tea is a raw, darkly funny, and deeply human collection of essays exploring PTSD, addiction, recovery, and the emotional fallout of frontline service. Former Canadian Armed Forces member and paramedic Matthew Heneghan writes with unflinching honesty about childhood, military life, grief, brotherhood, and the long road back from self-destruction. Blending memoir, reflection, and gallows humour, he offers an intimate look at trauma and healing without sugarcoating or self-pity. These essays move through memory, loss, recovery, and resilience with a voice that speaks to veterans, first responders, survivors, and anyone who has ever tried to rebuild a life from the wreckage.
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7776492-1-0 (9781777649210)
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Matthew Heneghan is a former Canadian Armed Forces member and frontline paramedic whose writing explores trauma, recovery, and the quiet resilience of lived experience. Drawing from years spent responding to medical crises, navigating addiction, and rebuilding life in the aftermath, his work blends honesty, dark humour, and unflinching compassion.He is the author of the memoir A Medic's Mind, host of the podcast Unwritten Chapters - Life After Trauma, and a vocal advocate for mental health among veterans, first responders, and survivors of addiction. His storytelling has been featured in classrooms, media interviews, community events, and in the lives of readers who find themselves in his words.Born in England and raised in British Columbia, Matthew now lives in the Okanagan with his wife and blended family, where he continues to write, create, and turn survival into story.