Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of perinatal depression, anxiety and suicide.This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.In today’s episode we will be hearing from Chelsea PottengerChelsea is an international wellbeing speaker, ambassador for mental health charities including RUOK? and The Gidget Foundation, and author of ‘The Mindful High Performer’. Her passion is helping busy minds reset, recharge and navigate the challenges of everyday life.Chelsea was a high level corporate worker when she was diagnosed with perinatal anxiety and depression and everything changed. After going through treatment Chelsea has made it her mission to continue the conversation on mental health.In today’s episode Chelsea shares:- Just how simple some of the things are that you can do to help your mental health- How her husband being home when she wasn’t expecting him to be saved her life- An inside look at perinatal depression and anxietyKey Quotes“The bravest thing you can do is ask for help.”“I just lost all sense of hope.”“I just lied to them that I was feeling ok…but the demons were there day 3.”‘Everyone’s kind of got a bag of shit that they carry.”If you want to order Chelsea’s book you can do so via here website: https://www.eqminds.com/You can also follow EQ Minds on Instagram: @eqmindsOr on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eqminds/You can also listen to their podcast ‘EQ Minds: Recharge Your Mental Health’, https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/eq-minds-recharge-your-mental-health/id1387764149And if you would like to find out more about the Gidget Foundation which helps to spread information about perinatal depression and anxiety you can find them here: https://www.gidgetfoundation.org.au/If you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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