This week's guest is deeply passionate about parenting, mental health, and wellness,
They grew up with the impression they were losers, feeling worthless and helpless.
The environment they rose from wasn’t healthy and they struggled academically, and while resilient, they felt inadequate for a long time.
Avi Wolfson was as a young adult, diagnosed with Bipolar Type I (previously known as Manic Depression) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
Anxiety was evident and present within his family but seldom talked about, nor did he have permission to feel sad or express any feeling besides happiness. In addition, he felt pressured to take on heavily religious activities but had no interest in them; this all took a heavy toll, leading him to drink, take drugs, and music as vices.
Avi joined the US National Guard in high school to absolve himself of this shame. he was proud to serve a country that he loved and protect the society in which we live so freely, but being in the military didn’t prevent any of those problems, nor did it make them go away. and he was back at square one and rock bottom.
Avi has struggled with MDD, Bipolar I, and has gone through very dark times in a traumatic childhood as a young, separated father to a girl, they believe their experience and unique perspective on single parenting would be valuable as he has become a stronger and more resilient person by finding light within my darkness.
Find Avi here
www.aviwolfson.com
www.linkedin.com/in/aviwolfson
E33 - Lindsay McGinley - Part 2
E32 - Lindsay McGinley - Becoming a Single Mum and a Widow - Part 1
E31 - David Taylor - DIY Dads - Giving Homeless Dads A Chance
E30 - Kimberley Young - CEO & Founder of Forever Young Management Services
E29 - Erica Wiederlight - Finding your light
E28 - Sean Banks - You Can Have IT All
E27 - Brett Ryan - Strengthening Aussie Families
E26 - Debbie Godfrey - Positive Parenting
E25 - Mirja Camphausen and Master Mouse
E24 - Part 2 of Paul Dillon - Drug and alcohol Guru
E23 - Paul Dillon - Drug and Alcohol Guru
Episode 22 - Heather - A single mum who has started her own business
Episode 21 - Small steps - Helping Out Hobart Single Mums
Episode 20 - Michael Herd - The 3 P‘s or Triple P
Episode 19 - Adam Hopper - Sperm Donation World
Episode 18 - Emily Baker Part 2
Episode 17 - Emily Baker - A single mum striving for a better life
Episode 16 - Deidre Lewis - Passionate single mum helping feed young soccer players
Episode 15 - Cody Butler - Setting Your Teen Up For Success
Episode 14 - Kylie - she left with nothing and has had to rebuild her life
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