Please help Meg recover her life and family

Hi I’m Meg, I’m 48 years old and I live with complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), this is a chronic health condition that I have endured from years of childhood sexual abuse and severe neglect, that precipitated coercive control throughout my adult life.

Prior to lockdown, I raised my 2 daughters on my own for 8 years, and worked mostly as a house-keeper, gardener and forest school’s leader. This made it possible for me to manage my health needs independently, by affording regular private psychotherapy and therapeutic treatments as and when needed.

During lockdown I lost work and was thereby unable to afford regular therapies. As a result I went into crisis and couldn’t get the immediate support I needed from family, friends, statutory or public services. This has had devastating impacts on both mine and my daughters’ lives over the ensuing years – they’re now 14 and 16 years old.

For 18 months I have been a key witness in a criminal investigation, a case that is expected to be heard in the Crown Court. Since 2020 I’ve been on NHS waiting lists for a psychotherapist and Recovery Co-ordinator, and been told there is a waiting list of at least another year. All the while my CPTSD symptoms continue to deteriorate.

I am appealing for your help so I can begin my recovery today. My goal is to raise £4000 for: 1 year of weekly psychotherapy (£1500), support at home (£1500), a retreat for respite (£500), and therapies & treatments for my girls (£500).

Your donations will make an enormous difference to every aspect of my life with immediate effect. Being able to pay for therapies as soon as donations arrive will improve my mental health & wellbeing, home life, and mothering, and will strengthen my psychological resilience to cope with the challenges that lie ahead.

I’ll be extremely appreciative of every donation that is made and for sharing my appeal with others where you can. Above all, your support gives me hope, and that’s worth everything to me at this time.

With love and gratitude, Meg x