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

wholeness.

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

Women Beyond 40.

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]