Empowering Resilience, Building Community
Support, Dignity, Connection, and Collective Hope
A Journey Rooted in Lived Experience
Inspired by Two Decades of Healing
My name is Philip Joseph Neveu II, and I am the founder of Burdens Of Pain. I have owned my PTSD and psychosis symptoms for over two decades. My journey is living proof that hope can grow from the hardest places and that community turns pain into possibility.
When pain is invisible and hope feels distant, it can seem as if no one truly understands. Over twenty years ago, my own struggle with PTSD and psychosis began with only a single loved one by my side. Each day felt like I was searching for safe ground - somewhere to share the realities of my experience without fear, shame, or more burdens. At that time, support was hard to find. I felt isolated, carrying not just symptoms but also anxiety about whether I could ever regain a meaningful life. Through perseverance, I discovered that real change happens in the company of those who have walked a similar road.
Over the years, through trial, error, and stubborn hope, I built ways to manage my symptoms, hold down a career, and develop a life I was proud of. What helped most was not a diagnosis or a label, but moments of honest connection, small victories shared with others willing to listen and stand by me, and practical tools that anyone could try. That journey inspired me to found Burdens Of Pain, so that others would never have to face this path alone. Here, lived experience is not a weakness - it is the wellspring from which our peer-led support draws its strength. Just as my story has shaped this organization, your presence and your story are always welcome here.
Building a Community of Support
Burdens Of Pain exists for those seeking honest connection outside the walls of traditional clinics and government programs. Our support is rooted in community and guided by real stories, not statistics or medical charts. Here, every person - whether living with PTSD or psychosis, or standing beside a loved one - finds a place to belong, free from cost, labels, or paperwork. The working people of Seattle inspire us, from first responders and students to families from every walk of life. We know that trauma and mental health challenges are not limited by profession, age, or background.
Through group gatherings, events, and an online social network, we bring people together to share hard lessons and hopeful breakthroughs. We do not diagnose or direct; instead, we listen, learn, and support each other in finding practical ways to manage day-to-day. Our mission is to help each member reclaim dignity, discover resilience, and pass that strength on to others, so healing doesn't end with the individual but ripples through the entire community. In this circle of support, every voice matters and every journey is honored. Come as you are - here, solidarity replaces stigma, and hope is always within reach.
