Recently Awarded a Bronze Roar Award for Best Mental Health Advocate,
Lisa’s story is one of hope and empowerment.
At 34, after over a decade as an Ambulance Paramedic, Lisa was diagnosed
with PTSD, Anxiety and Depression. The toll of her career was
compounded by being a dual rape survivor.
As a result of her Lived Experience of both suffering and outgrowing PTSD,
Lisa will take you on a journey sharing her spiral down into and pathway
out of mental illness. Lisa speaks about how her illnesses took a toll on her
family, thoughts of suicide and the important turning points throughout
her journey back to wellness.
Lisa will explain how she found her way back and is now grateful for all of
her experiences, even the awful ones, the 3 Keys to Outgrowing Trauma,
the 7 Elements of Wellness and why she believes everyone can return to
Lisa is a mother of three, Founder of Freedom Mindset Training
Inspirational Speaker and delivers trainings in areas of mental health,
preventative measures, self-care and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
Lisa has appeared on radio and podcast shows available to listen to via her
website. She is a regular contributor to Fierce Truths Magazine and
Lisa speaks fortnightly at the Victoria Police Academy to recruits and
imparts insights and strategies for frontline workers to maintain their
mental wellness. She was a subject matter expert for an International Coaching Federation
Webinar following the bushfires of 2019/2020 season.
Lisa’s book “3 Keys to Outgrow Trauma” is available via Amazon and
Smashwords, links on her website. She is also a contributing author for
Changemakers: IWD edition in which she shared her story.
Website: www.lisawestgate.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lisawestgateptsd
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisawestgate
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lisa_westgate_
Email Lisa at [email protected]