Linda Meredith Complex Trauma Coach

02/09/2026

Your brain can begin responding 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

Save this one and notice this week: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁?

💜 Visit the link in bio or find your one next step here https://linktr.ee/thelindam
🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 latest videos for CPtsd recovery on Healing From Complex Ptsd on YouTube.

With care, Linda 💜

01/09/2026

You can know you're safe and still feel like something bad is about to happen. That's one of the realities of CPtsd. - Linda Meredith

💜 Visit the link in bio or find your one next step here https://linktr.ee/thelindam
🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 latest videos for CPtsd recovery on Healing From Complex Ptsd on YouTube.

With care, Linda 💜

01/09/2026

My Life with CPTSD: Why We Need a Safer Community

What does autonomy mean to you when it comes to online spaces? And where do you think autonomy meets our responsibility to protect the dignity of others?

💜 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘁𝗿.𝗲𝗲/𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽

🎥 Catch up on the full video library through Healing From Complex PTSD on YouTube

With care, Linda 💜

My Life with CPTSD: Why We Need a Safer CommunityWhat does autono...

31/08/2026

I am grateful for seasons AND grateful it's goodbye to Winter DownUnder. The good news is I live in Qld, so winters aren't as savage here as in NSW, where I grew up. When I moved to Qld the top of my wardrobe was full to overflowing with winter jumpers and my wardrobe had thick coats. None of that exists anymore.

This winter I had to buy a thicker cardigan, but still managed the odd day in the pool - or ice bath in winter - and am looking forward to more days exercising in the pool.

Welcome Spring!

💜 Visit the link in bio or find your one next step here https://linktr.ee/thelindam
🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼, 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗣𝘁𝘀𝗱, on Healing From Complex PTSD on YouTube.

With care, Linda 💜

30/08/2026

Save this infographic and notice throughout the week: 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

💜 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
💜 Visit the link in bio or find your one next step here https://linktr.ee/thelindam
🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼, 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗣𝘁𝘀𝗱, on Healing From Complex PTSD on YouTube.

With care, Linda 💜

30/08/2026

Abuse in places of faith should never be protected by silence, reputation, position or power. The 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 a survivor created database designed to increase transparency, track publicly reported abuse and help protect vulnerable people.

🔗 Protestant Accountability: https://protestantaccountability.org/

Other important resources include:
🔗 Bishop Accountability: https://www.bishop-accountability.org/
🔗 SNAP — Survivors Network: https://www.snapnetwork.org/
🔗 Australian child abuse reporting information: https://www.childsafety.gov.au/make-report
🔗 National Redress Scheme (Australia): https://www.nationalredress.gov.au/

Know of another credible reporting pathway, survivor resource or accountability database - 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆? Please add it in the comments so others can find it too. Safer places of faith require truth, accountability and the courage to protect people.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿:
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 - 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

💜 Visit the link in bio or find your one next step here https://linktr.ee/thelindam
🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼, 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗣𝘁𝘀𝗱, on Healing From Complex PTSD on YouTube.

With care, Linda 💜

28/08/2026

𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗣𝘁𝘀𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆.

𝗜𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼, 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 — and why my first step wasn't forgiveness at all.

It was simply: “𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.”

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

💜 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
💜 Visit the link in bio or find your one next step here https://linktr.ee/thelindam
🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼, 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗣𝘁𝘀𝗱, on Healing From Complex PTSD on YouTube.

With care, Linda 💜

28/08/2026

I saw a post online that said, “The person you most need to forgive is yourself.”

But CPtsd recovery is far too complex for one size fits all answers.

Not every adult has something they need to forgive themselves for, and forgiveness should never require us to abandon where we genuinely are in our recovery.

In today’s video, we’re looking at CPtsd Recovery With Integrity: how we can approach forgiveness, if and when it becomes relevant to us, while respecting our experience, agency and individual recovery process.

Sometimes the one next step isn’t forgiveness.

It’s simply becoming willing to explore what forgiveness means for you. 💜

I saw a post online that said, “The person you most need to forgive...

27/08/2026

“the love that lives inside of us is more powerful than the protection that we've had to live with all of our life”

💜 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘁𝗿.𝗲𝗲/𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽

🎥 Catch up on the full video library through Healing From Complex PTSD on YouTube

With care, Linda 💜

26/08/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘆, 𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Hypoarousal can look very different from the urgency we associate with trauma. Instead of speeding up, you may begin slowing down. Thinking becomes harder. Motivation disappears. You withdraw from people, struggle to take information in, feel emotionally flat or find yourself wanting to sleep, zone out or simply get away from everything.

For adults with CPtsd, this can be particularly difficult to recognise because it can look like nothing is happening. But something is happening. Your capacity to engage with what is happening around you has changed.

And this is where judgement can make things worse. Why can't I just get on with it? Why don't I care? Why am I so tired? Why can't I think?

The shift starts with the same question we use with hyperarousal. Instead of “what is wrong with me?” try “what happened within me?”

You may begin noticing what happened before you went flat. The difficult conversation. The accumulation of demands. The emotional disappointment. Too much stimulation. Too much effort for too long. Sometimes hypoarousal makes more sense when we stop looking only at the shutdown and start looking at what preceded it.

Recognition doesn't mean forcing yourself back into action. It helps you understand the brain state you're actually working with so that your next step can match your current capacity.

And sometimes that next step needs to be very small.

Save this one for the days when “I just can't” is telling you something worth noticing.

💜 Visit the link in bio or find your One Next Step here

🎥 Catch up on the full video, Recognising Hypoarousal, through Healing From Complex PTSD on YouTube

With care,
Linda 💜