Summary

What happens when the doctor becomes the patient — and the diagnosis is PTSD?

Dr. Ronda Wells is a physician, author, and woman of faith who has spent her career caring for others. But after a traumatic hospitalization — one of 16 surgeries in her lifetime — she found herself on the other side of the exam table, facing a diagnosis she never expected: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

In this episode, Dr. Wells opens up about what it was like to not be heard by the very system she dedicated her life to. She shares how creative writing became her lifeline, why putting pen to paper can unlock healing that goes beyond talk therapy, and the childhood trauma she's only now finding the courage to explore in a memoir about her mother.

We also go deep into:

• The history of PTSD — from "shell shock" to "battle fatigue" to what we understand today
• Why shame keeps so many of us silent, and what breaks that cycle
• The moment she screamed "I will not yield" during a spiritual attack — and what happened next
• How faith, scripture, and the Psalms carried her when medicine couldn't
• Why "hope is always there," even when you can't feel it yet

Whether you're carrying your own trauma quietly, you've been told to just get over it, or you're searching for healing that goes beyond the clinical — this conversation is for you.

📖 Find Dr. Wells' books: rondawellsbooks.com 🩺 For authors seeking medical accuracy: novelmalpractice.com 📚 Look for: The Christmas Cherub (available now) and Harvest of Hope (releasing June 2026)

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