Linda signs her books with your [first name], followed by this statement 'Be The Whale' then her signature Linda. These words have relevance when you read the book.
Rational Theorist, Visionary, Socialpreneur
& Advocate for Collective Healing
The Silent Assassin Infiltrating Our Health,
Education, Justice and Government Systems
First, Do No Harm: Comprehending and Preventing UNnecessary Trauma
In her characteristic down-to-earth style, Linda presents a powerful exploration of how UNnecessary trauma impacts our lives, particularly within Health, Education, Justice, and Government systems. Through personal narratives and professional insights, she advocates for the elimination of UNnecessary Trauma through education, training, and resolving our own unhealed wounds.
- Those working in healthcare, education, justice, and government sectors who are open to self-reflection and change;
- People having to use these systems and seeking comprehension and ideas on how to navigate them without being harmed;
- Anyone interested in personal development and trauma sensitivity; and
- Leaders looking to improve their organisational culture.
Linda's story begins with her own experiences of UNnecessary trauma - harm inflicted through encounters with individuals whose actions, intentionally or not, triggered trauma responses needlessly or added to the UNresolved trauma. Through her journey from surviving family violence to facing her child's cancer diagnosis, then her husband's cancer diagnosis, Linda illuminates how UNresolved trauma shapes our lives and relationships.
Through her studies in Gestalt Psychotherapy and 80 hours of personal therapy during that study, Linda discovered the profound impact of UNresolved trauma. Her transformation from survival mode to inner connection demonstrates the possibility of healing and growth, emphasising the importance of professional support on this journey.
By weaving personal experiences throughout the narrative, Linda illustrates the stark contrast between healing interactions and UNnecessarily harmful ones. She reveals how our expectations within systems can lead to harmful experiences instead of healing ones, and provides beginning practical insights for creating trauma-sensitive environments.
This book serves as both a wake-up call and a guide, helping readers identify opportunities for personal and professional development while fostering a deeper comprehension of trauma sensitivity in the workplace. Transform your comprehension ~ Transform Lives.
Join Linda on this crucial journey toward creating trauma-sensitive environments and fostering healing rather than causing harm.
I have put together some resources for you, for purchasing my book, UNnecessary Trauma . These are my special thanks to you for buying my book, and therefore supporting my work. The details of how to access these gifts are at the back of the book. I have compiled them into a compendium for you. The meditation recording can be accessed via the link provided with the compendium.
Linda’s journey back home to herself has been a long and winding road, marked by hidden and not spoken about domestic violence throughout her childhood. These experiences led her to harbour deep self-hatred, withdrawing inwardly and adopting dysfunctional survival mechanisms. At just 12 years old, she attempted to end her own life, consumed by the overwhelming desire to escape the pain of existence. Risky behaviours in her teenage years like heading to the coast and camping, getting wasted and going into the surf in the middle of the night were common. Alcohol became her solace, granting a reprieve from the internal turmoil and negativity that plagued her. Unknowingly at the time, she continued a family pattern of addiction.
Joining the RAAF at 18 was a bid to escape the past, but she quickly learned that one cannot outrun themselves. She grappled with symptoms of what she now knows to be UNresolved trauma, which manifested as addictions to alcohol, coffee, and unhealthy foods.
As a young mother, she felt she wasn’t prepared for the trauma of her second child being diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer at the age of six months, but perhaps at some level, she was.
Why has she shared these deeply personal experiences? Because, for the longest time, she didn't know that her symptoms were rooted in UNresolved trauma. She didn't comprehend the concept of transgenerational trauma, nor did she recognise the impact it had on her life. Instead, she internalised blame and shame, failing to recognise that the adaptive behaviours were simply attempts to manage the overwhelming charge stored within her body. She normalised her traumatic childhood.
From doing her own trauma recovery, she knows what it takes to assimilate the traumatic experiences and free yourself from repeating patterns and UNresolved trauma reactions.
We all carry our own stories and wounds, which often keep us trapped in cycles of self-sabotage and repetition. Building a strong relationship with ourselves, tapping into our inner wisdom just like the whale, and allowing it to guide us is critical for breaking free from these patterns.
Linda is committed to changing the trajectory of trauma on a collective, cultural, community, family, and individual level.
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you do so of your own accord and at your own risk. Linda-maree, Conyard cannot take responsibility or liability whatsoever for
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