208 {Laura Schiller} Diagnosed with bipolar at 40

Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE.  We’ve heard before about receiving a diagnosis later in life, but imagine the confronting experience of being admitted to a psych ward as an adult and being told you have bipolar disorder.Laura Schiller is a self-proclaimed hot-mess wife, mom of 3 and retired lawyer.  Five years ago she was a content wife, mom, lawyer, and successful entrepreneur and then she found herself unexpectedly in a mental hospital.  She is thankful for the experience and learned so many great lessons in the mental hospital. Now she signed on with a publisher for her book about her mental health journey. In this episode she shares:-      Her life before hospital-      Her experience of going to hospital-      How the psych ward differed to the mental hospital-      What she wishes she knew back then-      If she sees signs in your past that you had bipolar disorder-      What happened when they told her she had bipolar-      Her book and what she hopes to do-      What it was like leaving the hospital Key Quotes “They put me on suicide watch.  I had never been more confused in my life and I didn't know I was on suicide watch.” You can get involved with the podcast online On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: [email protected] check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.