To Hell, Back, and Beyond - A PTSD Journey

When Faith and Trauma Collide

Updated Edition - 2026, with charts and illustrations.

To Hell, Back, and Beyond is the raw, unfiltered story of a man shattered by trauma, PTSD, and traumatic brain injury—and the long, painful road to healing that followed. Don Mingo takes readers inside panic attacks, depression, ministry wounds, and the invisible battles of a nervous system stuck in survival mode.

This is not a polished Christian memoir. It is a survival story grounded in lived experience and hard-earned understanding of how trauma affects the brain and body. Blending faith, neuroscience, and mental-health insight, Mingo explores why fear rewires the brain, why faith alone can feel insufficient in trauma, and why real healing often requires medical care, therapy, community, and grace working together.

Through setbacks and small victories, this book reveals a God who does not stand at a distance but enters the wreckage, meets us in the dark, and patiently restores what trauma tried to steal.

If you are struggling with PTSD, anxiety, depression, spiritual exhaustion, or the aftermath of trauma, To Hell, Back, and Beyond offers hope that is honest, grounded, and hard-won. You are not broken. You are not alone. And healing is possible—even after the worst moments of your life.