Missed the Workshop? Watch the Replay on Facebook | YouTube Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is more than just emotional flashbacks—it’s a neurological and physiological response to trauma that can affect the brain and the body long after the event is over. PTSD affects the amygdala, the emotional “alarm center” of the brain, making it hyperactive. It also turns down the activity of the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for executive functions like decision-making,