Are you OK? Chatting mental health - with Chelsea Pottenger

In our 130th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Chelsea Pottenger. Chelsea is an author, mindfulness and meditation coach, as well as the founder of EQ Minds, a company that empowers and educates people to take care of their mental health and performance.

• Chelsea talks about her journey from corporate to psychology student
• Both Jayde and Chelsea talk about the importance of accepting and owning your anxiety
• Had Chelsea experienced anxiety and depression before her PND and PNA?
• Both Jayde and Chelsea open up about how they were unaware of the connection between their historical anxiety and depression and their PND and PNA
• What is the Gidget Foundation and what do they do?
• The stigma behind mental illness medications!! Why self-care, meditation and mindfulness are important for the prevention of some mental illnesses, BUT how sometimes when need more
• The difficulty of slowing down and taking care of our mental health when we have big dreams and goals we’re working towards
• How to start meditating especially if you find it intimidating
• The dangers of toxic positivity that we often see on social media
• There are so many overlaps with symptoms of ‘normal’ post partum and feelings of PND and PNA. How do we know if what we’re feeling is okay or we need to seek professional help?
• Chelsea talks about her new book, The Mindful High Performer

Trigger warning!! Chelsea touches on her previous suicidal ideations in this episode, so if you’re in a vulnerable space right now perhaps give this episode a skip!

 

Goodies mentioned:

EQ Minds

Chelsea’s podcast, EQ MINDS, Recharge Your Mental Health

Gidget Foundation

Mediation Apps: Calm, Headspace, Insight Timer

Pre-order Chelsea’s book, The Mindful High Performer by Chelsea

 

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