Unfilter That Lens

This final episode on ANXIETY allows me to express my gratitude.

I am grateful for all of you for allowing me the opportunity to share my, at times harrowing and paralysing,  experiences with the unwelcome guest we know as ANXIETY

I feel liberated by sharing stories that have shaped our family.

I am proud of my husband and my kids for sharing their lives with you

But mostly, I am incredibly flattered to have heard from so many of y...

This is it...our ninth and FINAL episode in Series One of our UNFILTER THAT LENS podcast - a mental health podcast in which we focused predominantly on the ANXIETY.

Welcome to the second inciteful chat I had with my first born, Michaela. Quick recap...she is 21 years old and is the eldest of our three kids. Michaela has struggled with anxiety her entire life.

In episode 8, we found out that she feels she was born with an innate des...

Series One of our UNFILTER THAT LENS podcast has focused predominantly on the ANXIETY side of mental health issues. While Anxiety can be diagnosed by a professional, it is difficult to say that none of us have ever experienced its horrible grip. 

That said, like most illnesses, there are varying degrees  of suffering. 

We have journeyed through my personal battles with anxiety, before interviewing my husband and our eighteen year o...

Please welcome Loren to our SEASON ONE unpacking of ANXIEY.

Loren is a  fighter is so many way...

Our last born by two minutes (Tayden just won...)  we hear how she explains that from the moment she was born, anxiety was a constant companion....and still is to this day.

She explains how her competitiveness (and at times aggressiveness) was the only manner is which she could cope with her debilitating unwanted guest.

Her full journe...

For an eighteen year old, I challenge you to find a young person with as much wisdom to share about his mental health struggles.

Tayden gives an idea of what he has struggled through without getting into his darkest times of realisation and the strength shown in being true to his heart. Yes, he is my son....but WOW, he is a game changer - even a future world changer.

Terms that may be new to you include :

IMPOSTER SYNDROME

DISASS...

The first of two discussions with our son, Tayden - a young adult that will steal your heart from his first word spoken.

Here we begin discussing his struggles with anxiety and feeling very 'different' to others around him and we begin to unpack coping mechanisms he has used to survive and thrive through it all.

In Season Two, you will understand more of how he has grown into the man he always wanted to be....but not before going t...

Here, Anthony speaks more about the importance of knowing ones weaknesses as a parent and when to stop the perpetual cycle of toxic parenting we inherited.

The need to understand the value of 'dovetailing' with ones spouse is made very clear.

And I value Anthony's GROWTH MINDSET.

Worst proverb ever....'You cant teach an old dog new tricks....' 

His willingness to continually learn and change for others is testament to his knowledge...

We met nearly thirty years ago in the mid 1990's but have become more than just another married couple.

In the future, you will hear a lot about my thoughts, emotions and strategy of coping with our battles with mental health disorders but getting into the mind of your support group is very important.

This is the first of a two part discussion finding out a few things I never knew about Anthony. 

LESSON...

I have lead a very eventful life.

Now, having been through the trenches of raising three kids through their first eighteen years of life, I feel a deep yearning to step up and change the way inherited, toxic parenting is busy damaging the lives of the young as they find their feet in life.

Episode one builds a platform for me to express my inner most desires as a parent who had survived some crippling mental health obstacles.

GEN Z...