Finding Your Happy Through Self-Care That Works With Stephanie Aycock

In this episode, Sophia sits down with Stephanie Aycock who after struggling for most of her life with depression, anxiety, suicidal ideology, addiction, co-dependency, and a difficult upbringing, has taken all of that poison and turned it into medicine. Today, through the resources and guides she and her partners provide on theselfhelpbitches.com, she is helping others to overcome all of these issues and more.These guides have all been developed by tapping into what they have learned while solving their own mental health, addiction, and other issues. Stephanie has also written a screenplay “Bloom” about her experiences which has just been turned into a film. She also shares the six things she does every day which have enabled her to go from feeling deeply depressed and suicidal to living a full, enjoyable, and meaningful life.KEY TAKEAWAYSStephanie reached the point where she was about to commit suicide. At the last second, she changed her mind, she explains why and how it is helping her to help others.Dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins are the four happy hormones, which make you feel good. You can learn how to release more of them into your body when you need to.It takes time to retrain the brain and body, so be patient and persistent.Don´t be ashamed of depression or having suicidal thoughts, lots of people are in the same situation. Seek help quickly. With the right strategy, you can solve these issues.Celebrate the small things.Don’t give up.BEST MOMENTS‘I've really found a way to use what some might call an illness and turn it into a benefit.’‘It´s teaching you how to set up your day to be successful, based on these happy hormones.’‘Start training yourself that it feels good to feel good.’‘You can actually write a different story. Because you can think differently.’EPISODE RESOURCESWebsite - https://www.theselfcarebitches.com/Instagram Journey of Bloom - https://www.instagram.com/journeybloom/United States Suicide Life network – dial 988 - https://988lifeline.org/current-events/the-lifeline-and-988/List of suicide hotline numbers for 109 other countries - https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/VALUABLE RESOURCESWebsite: www.thereikihealingcoach.comInstagram - @createlifeyourway and @sophia_i_got_igLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophia-elcock-b1941b5Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sophia.el.754/ABOUT YOUR HOSTSophia is passionate about traveling the world and personal development. She gets off on the power that travel has to change your perspective and also realizing that everywhere you go there you are. So, continuously working on herself is important so she can give the best of herself to those she serves. With over 15 years in the helping/ healing space, Sophia holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology, is a certified life coach, and has built her healing toolbox with lots of tools. She uses these tools to help women move from thinking there has to be more to life than this to knowing fulfillment, more satisfying relationships, loving who they see when they look in the mirror, and stepping into their power.CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite: www.thereikihealingcoach.comPodcast DescriptionThe travel and transformation podcast is for women who enjoy traveling and personal transformation. You can be anywhere on your journey, just starting to travel or working on yourself, or seasoned at either or both. All are welcome. You’ll be getting the tools you need to start living the life you want to live by creating life your way. Forget living life for other people, whether it’s the job they want you to have, getting married, having kids, or any other people’s wants. It’s about finding a way to do it, especially if you are single and over 40. You’ll hear from Sophia individually and the coaches, healers, and others that she interviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.