E18 - Kathy White - Unleash The Warrior Within - Anxiety and Depression

EPISODE 18 - In this episode we hang on tight with our thrill seeking, cliff hugging, helicopter rescued, shark swimming guest Kathy White and discuss her book tackling anxiety, depression and how hurt people, hurt people.  Unleash The Warrior WithinHave you ever been to that place where you don’t know if you care anymore; care about life, care about living?  I was broken for years.  I didn’t know how to love myself.   I was a people pleaser and as a result , I often took on too much and caused anxiety in my life.  I gave others the responsibility of making me happy.  I had the patience of an angered wasp.  I put everyone else’s needs in front of my own and took no time for myself.I was successful by other people’s definition of success, based on what they saw as their version of me,  but, I was empty inside I didn’t know how to change. I read books, went to counseling and seminars, but nothing seemed to help me.I thought this was my lot in life. Depression and anxiety run in my family. I used to come home from school to find my mom on the couch sleeping for hours. I thought it was a normal part of life. I knew no different.One day I was driving home from work and thought to myself – Is this all that life is? Wake up. Drive to work. Work. Drive Home. Make Dinner. Go to Bed. Repeat. I felt like a robot. I thought to myself that there had to be more in life than this.I learned to put a shell around my heart and not let people close to me throughout my life. If they don’t get close to me, then I can’t get hurt. Sound familiar?  As I gradually progress through my journey of self-discovery, the shell is breaking into pieces. Guest Links:https://www.instagram.com/coachkathywhite/https://coachkathywhite.com/Podcast Links:Our Sitepodcast created by TrueMediaSolutions.caSupport the show___https://livingthenextchapter.com/podcast produced by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/Coffee Refills are always appreciated, refill Dave's cup here, and thanks!https://buymeacoffee.com/truemediaca