Our Mission

A page is a safe space for us to express and come to terms with those emotions we cannot speak.

We believe art and writing can help bring some consolation to trauma. SeePTSD strives to help trauma survivors see their pain transform from within them to something tangible, meaningful, and beautiful.

About

SeePTSD is a youth-led literary magazine and safe community for survivors of PTSD and complex PTSD to use art and writing to cope with trauma. Several studies have proven the arts to be effective ways for trauma survivors to express painful emotions and memories. SeePTSD hopes to shed light on healthy coping mechanisms in the darkest of times.

Whether a short journal entry or an autobiography, everyone uses art to cope differently, and SeePTSD welcomes visual art, prose, poetry, and more to be published in our quarterly issues and website. The objective of these publications is to build a community of survivors who can relate to the emotions found in one another’s art.

Our History

“In July of 2022, I was involved in a traumatic accident, resulting in a three-inch laceration on my forehead. Since that day, trauma has followed me in the forms of flashbacks, nightmares, and many other challenges PTSD poses.

Fortunately, I was able to use my passion for creative writing to help cope with these unwanted memories. I’ve been writing poetry for many years now, and it has allowed me to express these complex emotions.

I believe writing has been the most beneficial form of healing for me, and I want to share this coping mechanism with other survivors.”

-Hayden Oh, founder and editor-in-chiief

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  • Hayden Oh

    FOUNDER + EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

    Hayden is a poet, writer, and high school junior from Denver, Colorado. She in an alumna of the Kenyon Review Young Writers’ Workshop and the Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference. Following a traumatic event in July of 2022, Hayden has used her writing to cope with the struggles of PTSD. She hopes to promote writing for healing to other survivors.

  • Nandhana Vivek

    GENERAL MANAGER

    Nandhana is a driven high school senior from Parker, Colorado, with an unwavering passion for medicine and public service. She actively participates in various medical activities, including impactful research that has gained recognition in a national conference. Alongside her advocacy work for mental health through YouthRoots and with the school district (through Student Advisory Group), she is dedicated to raising awareness about PTSD and contributing to a healthier, more empathetic community.

  • Grace Zhou

    CREATIVE WRITING EDITOR

    Grace is a junior at The Brearley School in Manhattan, New York. She is an alumna of the Kenyon Young Writers’ Workshop and co-editor of The Beaver literary magazine. Grace is an avid writer and aims to raise awareness surrounding the mental health crisis in conjunction with SeePTSD.

  • Isa Milla

    CREATIVE WRITING EDITOR

    Isa is a young writer from Portland, Oregon. She is an alumna of the Kenyon Review Young Writers’ Workshop, the Iowa Young Writers Studio, and the School of the New York Times. She is an unwavering advocate for teen mental health as the co-founder of passion project, The Fig Tree Project.

Want to Join Our Team?

Email seeptsd@gmail.com with your inquiry!