#31- Being "the girl with the eye patch" & overcoming shame

In this episode we meet Beth Banasik as she Opens Up about being born with a lazy eye, how it resulted in her having to wear an eye patch as a kid, resulting in being told she was different. Beth also Opens up about the sexual abuse she suffered at 9yrs & 17yrs, along with how those impact events shaped her personality and her life. Beths story is one of true reflection, introspection and gratitude. Being brave enough to dig up the past and look it in the eyes, as she worked through it all, takings the lessons as learnings to be truly grateful for. We touch on: -being yourself -fitting in -stepping into the emotion -dealing with shame - the power of working through previous traumatic events   Open Up: [email protected]   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Public FB page: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes