Meredith shares her newly discovered trauma at the hands of her father who recently passed away, and how she uncovered her mother's lies on her father's death bed. She talks about how trust issues manifested as she lived in a house of violence growing up. How she didn't feel safe as a child due to an abusive stepdad. She unravels how she started to remember memories she had buried, and how she had so many mentors and women around her encouraging her to seek therapy to find the truth. She also explains what it was like to not be believed as an adult. Meredith found a way to set the proper boundaries for herself and find a way to heal. You can hear her compassion in her voice for others. Even through her trauma, Meredith wears her heart on her sleeve.  

Meredith’s Non-profit: https://www.jpkids.org/

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IO's Self Evident Project: http://www.selfevidentproject.com/

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Production by Neeraj Srinivasan

Music by Chris Parkman 

Warning: This is a podcast about trauma, so each episode could contain content that activates any triggers you might have. We will do our best to list them below: 

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