Sarah Wilson: make anxiety your super power

This episode's guest is Sarah Wilson - author of "I Quit Sugar", journalist, TV host, environmental activist. Sarah lives with Bipolar disorder, OCD and Hashimoto's disease.

We cover:

How do you know when anxiety is your super power

Her George Costanza moment of doing the opposite and how it saved her life

The importance of "the wrestle" - how we aren't focussing on resilience enough in our approach to mental health

We unpack what it means to "do anxiety once"

Why Sarah trusts anxious people more than non-anxious people

2 tools she uses to reduce her anxiety

The 1 thing she let go of and the 1 thing she gained that changed her life

Mitch shared what he believes is the first step in everyone's journey to living with anxiety

What it was like getting her first mental ill health diagnosis at age 12

Living with Bipolar including full manic episodes, OCD and Hashimoto's disease (autoimmune issue that causes thyroid dysfunction)

Described her ultimate breakdown and what that looked - including the moment where she said "I am ready to go"

Don’t wait until the dark night of the soul before you make a change - you don’t need to have a dramatic moment

The benefits of minimalism and being able to carry your whole life in a single bag