Episode 15 - Mental Health, PTSD and EMDR

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TW: Depression, suicide, trauma, sexual abuse, alcoholism, domestic violence. Struggling with mental health issues can be a common and complicated thing for those who live in marginalized bodies. In this episode I talk about my history with trauma, depression and what worked for me when everything else seemed to fail.

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL HEAR:

  • In this episode, I talk about mental health, PSTD, and EMDR. And heads up, this episode is pretty heavy at times so don’t listen if you’re not in the headspace for it

  • Did you know that I live with depression? I talk about what works for me and how I work to make my brain happy

  • Find out in this episode the traumatic experiences that lead to my PTSD symptoms, some may be familiar to you perhaps? 

  • What is EMDR and how this incredible treatment helped me overcome my trauma...Listen to this episode to learn all about it

  • I also talk about the negative and positive results I experienced after I joined the BBC show, Who Are You Calling Fat

PHOTO OF MY bendy index finger:

Fact about me, I have a bendy index finger. I don’t use this finger in typing as it’s always just sticking in the air.