Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of perinatal depression, anxiety and suicide.

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In today’s episode we will be hearing from Chelsea Pottenger

Chelsea 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 anxiety

Key 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: @eqminds

Or 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/id1387764149

And 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/

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