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#022 Sergeant Mark Thomas | How To Overcome The Effects of PTSD
Hello beautiful people
On today’s podcast we have the passionate Sergeant Mark Thomas. Mark has been a police officer with Victoria Police for 25 years. Mark is a trained peer support officer and has presented his mental health journey with internal units and the media. In 2003, Mark attended a triggering accident; and due to what he terms ‘a progressive failure to recognise the signs and symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety, he experienced what he terms ‘a downfall’ 10 years later when he was admitted into a Psychiatric Clinic. In present time, Mark describes himself as a ‘functioning person who strives to inspire, persuade and lead others that are living their own mental health journey’. He founded ‘The Code 9 Foundation’; a foundation that sponsors assistance dogs, and supports current and veteran first responders, their partners, children and their carers. He has been a speaker for Beyond Blue for 6 years and has his own inspirational speaking business.
What I personally love about this conversation is Mark’s vulnerability and honesty. He really leans into the conversation of the symptoms of PTSD, and shares very openly the raw and real experience, of experiencing these symptoms but not truly realising the effects they were having on his life, until what he quotes, ‘a downfall in a very dark world’. He shares his journey focused on his trips to the Annapurna Circuit, Nepal, pre and post diagnosis. I even share personally my own experience with PTSD, and we certainly found similarity in the fascinating space of mentally normalising symptoms of PTSD after our triggering events. If you are experiencing symptoms of PTSD, I highly recommend you seek professional help.
If you are listening on Apple Podcasts, please share the love and leave a review; as I gain momentum in releasing these conversations it helps in more people being able to find important conversations such as this one. Subscribe, share with friends and family, become part of the To Be Human Collective, and enjoy this conversation with the lovely Mark Thomas.
Connect with Me
Mindset Coaching | https://www.jennahlouise.com.au
Instagram Personal | https://www.instagram.com/jennah_louise
Connect with Mark
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/aftericemelts
Website | https://www.markthomas.com.au
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Hello beautiful people
On today’s podcast we have the passionate Sergeant Mark Thomas. Mark has been a police officer with Victoria Police for 25 years. Mark is a trained peer support officer and has presented his mental health journey with internal units and the media. In 2003, Mark attended a triggering accident; and due to what he terms ‘a progressive failure to recognise the signs and symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety, he experienced what he terms ‘a downfall’ 10 years later when he was admitted into a Psychiatric Clinic. In present time, Mark describes himself as a ‘functioning person who strives to inspire, persuade and lead others that are living their own mental health journey’. He founded ‘The Code 9 Foundation’; a foundation that sponsors assistance dogs, and supports current and veteran first responders, their partners, children and their carers. He has been a speaker for Beyond Blue for 6 years and has his own inspirational speaking business.
What I personally love about this conversation is Mark’s vulnerability and honesty. He really leans into the conversation of the symptoms of PTSD, and shares very openly the raw and real experience, of experiencing these symptoms but not truly realising the effects they were having on his life, until what he quotes, ‘a downfall in a very dark world’. He shares his journey focused on his trips to the Annapurna Circuit, Nepal, pre and post diagnosis. I even share personally my own experience with PTSD, and we certainly found similarity in the fascinating space of mentally normalising symptoms of PTSD after our triggering events. If you are experiencing symptoms of PTSD, I highly recommend you seek professional help.
If you are listening on Apple Podcasts, please share the love and leave a review; as I gain momentum in releasing these conversations it helps in more people being able to find important conversations such as this one. Subscribe, share with friends and family, become part of the To Be Human Collective, and enjoy this conversation with the lovely Mark Thomas.
Connect with Me
Mindset Coaching | https://www.jennahlouise.com.au
Instagram Personal | https://www.instagram.com/jennah_louise
Connect with Mark
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/aftericemelts
Website | https://www.markthomas.com.au