Newsletter 3rd October, 2025

Breakthrough in Brain-Based CPtsd Recovery

Nov 3 / Linda Meredith

Have you ever felt like a failure - so much so that you wanted to dig a hole and bury yourself inside it?





Not to escape the world, but to escape the ache within - the kind that words can’t quite hold. Some call it shame, but for many of us, it runs deeper - a mix of abandonment, silence, and the impossible task of trying to make sense of trauma that should never have happened.


This is the space where recovery begins - not in perfection, but in understanding.


In pathways back to autonomy and wholeness.
To be in the space of being seen - where autonomy means having the capacity to stay present, take in feedback, and remain connected without splitting off into dissociation or defence.


That’s what this work is really about - learning to meet what was once unbearable with compassion, clarity, and choice.


🌸 What’s New for You

1️⃣ Sexual Abuse Recovery - Course 1 Slides Are Up and Live

The slides for Course 1: The Hidden Impact - Understanding CSA Through the Brain, Body & Betrayal are now available inside your account.They explore betrayal trauma’s impact on brain development, identity, and safety - and include client-forward handouts written in accessible, compassionate language.

2️⃣ New Questionnaires for Sexual Abuse Recovery

You can now access a new set of questionnaires designed to support both you and your clients:
✨ A personal reflection form for your own insight
🧩 A practitioner form that includes a vital question on if you might use a miniature sexual abuse recovery slide deck to help clients i.e. to create your own educational video or YouTube resource. Your answers will determine if it is included in this Elective. If you could use it, jump on and answer the short questions.
All responses are anonymous if you choose, and there’s no need to answer every question. Each form is quick, meaningful, and provides valuable data for building effective sexual abuse and CPtsd recovery practices.

🔗 You’ll find both forms (and all others) here:

3️⃣ “Have Your Slides Read to You” - Now Live!

If you process information better by listening, the new “Have Your Slides Read Out Loud” feature is live inside the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Unit, with other courses to follow soon.It’s a gentle, brain-based accessibility option for anyone who finds audio learning safer and easier to absorb under stress.

4️⃣ Supervision & Study Space - Returning Weekly Next Year

Weekly supervision will resume early next year, and you’re warmly invited to join.
You’re welcome to:
💬 Ask questions
📚 Study and reflect
🌱 Sit in community

Inside your account, you’ll find the new Supervision Module, which outlines how supervision now integrates:
  • CPtsd & NeuroSynqt education
  • Reflective and personal developmen
  • tPractical, relational support for professionals

5️⃣ World-First: Brain-Based Trauma Mapping for Narcissistic Abuse

This is a global first - a neuroscience-led mapping system for practitioners working in narcissistic abuse recovery.It’s now available to practitioners and will soon include a client questionnaire that identifies which brain areas have been impacted, along with specific recovery strategies for each one.

Thank you for walking this journey with me - for showing up, learning, and contributing to a movement that’s transforming CPtsd recovery from survival into integration.

With warmth and respect,
Linda Meredith
Registered Training Provider | Complex Trauma Counsellor & Educator
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