Linda Meredith Complex Trauma Coach

See the man in this image? That’s my dad, Lindsay. Today he took his last breath and my heart shattered into a million pieces.

After spending his final days in hospital watching him slowly leave us, tonight I wanted to create an image that showed the way I see him in my heart.

Dad was never the sort of man who needed to be seen up in lights. But he absolutely brought light wherever he went.

He brought Monty Python, The Two Ronnies and the best British humour into our lives. He gave us road trips across Australia, beach holidays, Christmas camping, motorbike riding in state forests, family BBQs, weekend adventures and stories we’ll still laugh about for years.

This incredibly loyal, hardworking, adventure driven man became my dad when he married my mum just before I became a teenager.

Thankfully, he loved adventures. 🤣

A couple of nights ago, as I was leaving the hospital, he handed me my imaginary keys, checked what time I’d be back and gave me a very serious lecture about being safe - all in dementia language. But I knew exactly what he was saying.

Dementia may change a lot of things. But it does not change a dad’s heart.

Love you, Dad. Always. 💜

One of the most frustrating experiences for adults recovering from CPtsd is being told that recovery is simply a matter of mindset, grit or 'mind over matter'.

Many parents and older generations interpret recovery through the framework they themselves survived with:
'If I survived it, learned to control it and eventually felt better, then that must be the path.'

The problem is that survival and recovery are not the same thing. New Blog Post - https://buff.ly/h25qvBj OR Link in Bio

Keep taking your one next step. It’s worth it.

With care,
Linda x

'I Survived It, So You Should Too': When Parents Mistake Survival for Recovery

One of the most frustrating experiences for adults recovering from CPtsd is being told that recovery is simply a matter of mindset, grit or 'mind over matter'.

Many parents and older generations interpret recovery through the framework they themselves survived with:
'If I survived it, learned to control it and eventually felt better, then that must be the path.'

The problem is that survival and recovery are not the same thing

'I Survived It, So You Should Too': When Parents Mistake Survival for Recovery One of the most frustrating experiences for adults recovering from CPTSD is being told that recovery is simply a matter of mindset, grit or 'mind over matter'. Many parents and older generations interpret recovery through the framework they themselves survived with: 'If I survived it, learned to con...

If you have ever thought, ‘I understand my trauma, so why am I still stuck?’ this video may help.

CPTSD Recovery Plateau | When Progress Stops Cold If you have ever thought, ‘I understand my trauma, so why am I still stuck?’ this video may help.In CPtsd, insight is important, but insight alone does not a...

https://youtu.be/SChEp-AMFRk?si=nNfF3Nd3lQMCACA_

Your CPTSD Recovery Is Missing This Layer This short video explores "The Essential Layer in CPtsd Recovery: Understanding the Layers of Developmental Trauma Recovery" with Linda Meredith. It highligh...

New YouTube video is up.

Trauma informed is necessary.
Trauma trained is essential.
But integration is the layer that makes CPtsd recovery sustainable.

In this video, I explain why CPtsd recovery needs more than awareness, safety language or repeated stabilisation.

Because when threat has been chronic, the brain does not simply need more information.

It needs integration.

Watch the full video on YouTube - link in bio for Instagram OR https://youtu.be/SChEp-AMFRk

For Individuals (self-reflection)

💬 When a feeling shows up… what’s your first response?
- Do you move into judgment - “I should be over this”?
- Do you minimise it - “It wasn’t that bad”?
- Or avoid it altogether - “I don’t want to feel this”?
💬 What changes when you pause and ask: “What is my brain trying to do right now?”
💬 And instead of fixing the feeling…
what happens if you simply let it be there - without handing it control?

For Practitioners (professional reflection)
💬 When your client is triggered… what do they default to?
- Judgement
- Rationalising
- Avoidance
- Forcing positivity
💬 Are you working at the level of the feeling… or the brain pattern organising it?
💬 How often are you helping clients move from: reaction → to recognition → to response?

🌱 The feeling isn’t the problem
It’s the pattern the brain is running underneath it

Keep taking your one next step. It’s worth it.

With care,
Linda x

🧠 Have You Ever Wondered If Trauma Gets Carried Forward?

Trauma isn’t only something we remember.
It can shape how your brain and body respond - even across generations.

Not as something fixed. But as something that influences.
💜 Have you noticed parts of yourself that don’t quite line up with your own experiences?
Reactions that feel deeper… older somehow?
💜 Do you find yourself responding strongly in moments where you logically know you’re safe?
💜 Does stress seem to hit your body faster or harder than it “should”?
You’re not imagining it. These influences can shape stress responses, health and emotional processing.

And here’s the part that actually matters:

👉 This isn’t permanent
👉 This isn’t about blame
👉 This doesn’t mean anything is “wrong” with you

These are patterns and patterns can be understood. They can soften and they can shift allowing us to build, create, the life we choose to live.

So the real question isn’t just why is this happening?

It’s…

Do you want to keep repeating what you don’t fully understand…
or start getting curious about it?

Keep taking your one next step. It’s worth it.

With care,
Linda x