Category: Raw & Real: CPtsd

Complex Ptsd Recovery
Linda Meredith

8 Signs of Abandonment Depression

I never believed that I have depression in the normal sense of what’s regarded as depression. I’m not somebody who’s walked around going, oh I’m depressed and I really feel it in my body. For me in the beginning the depression just used to knock me out. I’d be getting ready to go and exercise and I’d wake up with one gym shoe and suck on and go, what happened? There’s videos of all the things that I’ve done along the way to get to where I am today.

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Raw & Real: CPtsd
Linda Meredith

I am a Loner

I AM A LONER WITH THOUSANDS OF FRIENDS. I have always felt alone, but not lonely. This feeling began when I was very young, and it was hard to be with. I didn’t have the tools, the knowledge, or the understanding to articulate the emptiness, so began the titled vision of my aloneness.

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Complex Ptsd Recovery
Linda Meredith

My Complex Trauma Coaching Story

My Complex Trauma Story I know the exhausted, confused & alone feelings… Right in the middle of the busyness of life, surrounded by good friends,

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Raw & Real: CPtsd
Linda Meredith

Raw & Real Survivor to Thriver

My healing journey began in 2016 after a terrible DV incident that changed my life and that of my family’s forever. I was thrown into being a single mum of 4 kids and I started drinking even more heavily than I already did.

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Raw & Real: CPtsd
Linda Meredith

Do I have a Lack of Dopamine?

I’ve been searching for answers to my depression, which I didn’t believe I even had during my anxiety days, for a very long time. Recently I came into an awareness my brain had significantly healed. I was only able to recognise this for 2 reasons.

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Complex Ptsd Recovery
Linda Meredith

Unlocking Your One Next Step

Raw & Real: I can’t begin to count how many times I’ve had no idea which way to turn to take my one next step throughout my recovery journey. Then there’s the other side of the coin where I’m moving forward in recovery and BAM! CRASH! I unknowingly spiral downwards and can’t get out of bed for some unknown reason. Frustrating much? Yes!

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Raw & Real: CPtsd
Sherry Yuan Hunter

Healing from a Breakdown

There are many plateaus and many turning points. Quite a few sliding backward phases, which were super hard to deal with. But the OMG I’VE MADE IT TO THE NEXT STAGE UP, are moments to celebrate.

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Complex Ptsd Recovery
Linda Meredith

Raw & Real: Changing Generations

I want to encourage you to never give up! Being the first generation consciously breaking the generational chains it’s hard work, and worth it.

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Raw & Real: CPtsd
Linda Meredith

You Can’t Hate Yourself Into Recovery

Raw & Real: One of the best decisions I ever made some years ago now, was to choose to begin to believe the kind things people said about me. I was sitting at my desk, back when I still didn’t have a lot of cognitive functions, and I realised I continuously believed the worst about myself.

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Complex Ptsd Recovery
Linda Meredith

Raw & Real: Fear of Abandonment

Two years ago I came across a list of the signs of Fear of Abandonment. It’s been a journey involving learning how to trust my decisions, learning how to trust my gut instinct and having courage to hold true to my values. It’s been worth it.

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