We want to apologize for the issues with Erin’s audio! There were some technical difficulties with her mic that we were unaware until after our recording with Madi. We hope that despite this you enjoy this episode.

This week on Finding Authenticity we sit down with Madi Robertson, a mental health advocate and Phd Candidate. The three of us have a candid conversation about our own journeys with mental health, and the importance of talking about our lived experiences.

In this episode we discuss our experiences with mental health conversations in school, what it’s like when you start sharing your personal experiences, and mental health in older people.

Love Madi? You can find her on instagram @madirobertson or at her blog www.thesunwillrise.ca

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TW: suicide, mental health, self harm

It’s Suicide Prevention Month, so this week on Finding Authenticity we are talking about suicide. In this episode Erin shares her story about her suicide attempt, and the girls discuss their experiences with suicidal thoughts.

This episode also discusses, how someone can be of support, what some warning signs are, and some haunting statistics about suicide in Canada.

Do you need help, or know someone that does? Here are some resources:

Canada Crisis Line: 833-456-4566

Canada Crisis Text Line: 45645

https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/crisis-resources

https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/

SOURCE

https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/fast-facts/

Get yourself some therapy! This week on Finding Authenticity, Erin and Jenn discuss their personal experiences in therapy. They have both been in therapy as teenagers and adults, and discuss how those experiences differ. The girls look back on things that didn’t work for them, and things that did. They also give credit to their therapists for some important revelations.

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This week on Finding Authenticity we are talking with Eden from Mind Body Haven. Eden is a food freedom coach who helps people stop emotional eating and heal their relationship to food. We talk with her about her personal journey with emotional eating, specifically through her youth as a ballet dancer. We also touch on how being an empath and/or a people pleaser can affect your relationship with food.

Love Eden? You can find her on Instagram @mindbodyhaven and at www.mindbodyhaven.com

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This week on Finding Authenticity we are back to our roots and rambling on about our lives, and how to live a better, more authentic one. Specifically, Erin and Jenn discuss the trouble that being a people pleaser can get you into.

It is important to be a helpful, and generous person, but there is so much power in saying no. This episode is for you if you feel like you always say yes, you don’t make time for yourself, are stretched out too thin, and/or worry too much about how others view you

Escaping the people pleasing trap is another step towards finding authenticity.

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TRIGGER WARNING: Eating Disorders, Anorexia

This week on Finding Authenticity Jenn shares the latter half of her eating disorder journey. Jenn shares about her time at university, working as a personal trainer, and the decision she made earlier this year to take a step back from work to focus on recovery.

This includes her experience with pseudo-recovery, finding fitness, and her relapse up until present day.

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TRIGGER WARNING: Eating Disorders, Anorexia

This week on Finding Authenticity Jenn is telling us part of her eating disorder journey. Jenn takes us through how her struggles with eating disorders started as a child, her struggles through her years as a teen, and her times in and out of different kinds of treatment from the ages of 12 - 17.

She touches on her memories, how she remembers feeling, and the ways her eating disorder controlled her life.

Part 2 coming soon..

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This week on Finding Authenticity we're talking about how to put a positive spin on the fact that we'll never being the same again after a major life event or traumatic event.

It can be easy to wish we could go back to who we were before these things happened, or even to think about who we would’ve been without experiencing trauma...

But, if you take a "grow through what you go through" approach, you can actually learn from your pain and become a better person.

In this episode you'll hear Erin and Jenn discuss the things about themselves they don’t believe would exist without their struggles.

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