Hello and welcome to my podcast, The Wellness Project with Des. On today’s episode, I speak with Theresa Lynch about how she manages her depression.
I’m Desiree, a Mental Health Therapist and Holistic Wellness Coach that is passionate about helping people improve their mental health and live a healthy and fulfilled life. One way I do this is by interviewing experts in the field of mental health and wellness as well as those that share their first hand accounts with their mental health journeys. In this episode, we will hear from Theresa about her journey with her mental health.
Theresa Lynch grew up in an abusive household. Her father left when she was 5 years old and her mother’s boyfriend was an alcoholic. Theresa and her sister witnessed him physically abusing her mother up until she was around 21 years old. Theresa didn’t believe her upbringing had impacted her so heavily until she was in a serious relationship and the lasting impacts of this trauma broke up her relationship with her fiance.
Having trouble getting out of bed and taking care of her basic needs, Theresa knew something wasn’t right but she had no idea what was wrong. She was even experiencing suicidal ideation. Theresa explains that everything was a struggle. She was finally diagnosed with depression in 2004. After being diagnosed and the breakup of her relationship, Theresa moved home to be closer to her family. Though she didn’t feel she could share her struggles with them at the time, being closer to them provided her with the support and care she needed.
During our conversation, Theresa discusses being introduced to Nuero-Linguistic Programming (NLP). She went to an intro night to learn about NLP and knew from that moment that she wanted to pursue NLP practioner training. She credits NLP, her training, and the ability to help others with helping her to successfully manage her depression.
Listen to this episode, to learn ways you can seek support and manage your depressive symptoms.
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