Unfilter That Lens

• EPISODE 10 : SEASON 1 ANXIETY RECAP

  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 you who have been able to change their thinking on anxiety and all other battles of the mind.  This episode was actually quite emotional for me as I reminisced on my past, pausing to reflect on my present with my family as well as maintain hope for the future.  Anxiety does NOT have the right to take over and become your master. Always remember : YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ARE VALID  YOU ARE NOT ALONE  YOU GOT THIS  Enjoy this recap from my lips to your ears God Bless JDJ 

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• EPISODE 9 : I OVERTHINK MY THINKING

  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 destiny that has (and still has) the tendency to cripple her. I suppose it is anxiety borne by EXTREME EMPATHY although she has been officially diagnosed with a Compulsive Disorder. Thanks Michaela for sharing....you are so awesome....

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• EPISODE 8 : I SUFFER FROM EXTREME EMPATHY

  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 old twins. All have had rather different experiences of anxiety, but in the last interview of the year, we get an idea of how debilitating anxiety  can be and how it can change ones life. MIchaela is 21 years old when I interviewed her...she is the eldest of our three kids and has struggled with anxiety her entire life. But not like most of us. She feels she was born with an innate destiny that has (and still has) the tendency to cripple her. She is, like her father, a desperate people pleaser, but there is a difference between the two of them.  While dad loves to keep people smiling and laughing to quench is people-pleasing thirst...Michaela is on a constant quest to rectify any deep pain that she wholeheartedly feels for those close to her. I suppose it is anxiety borne by EXTREME EMPATHY.  Beautiful in theory, but it has truly robbed her of her own peace at times. Thanks Michaela for sharing....you are so awesome....

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• EPISODE 7 : PEAS UP MY SLEEVES

  Firstly...we apologise about the substandard audio. We will fix for the next episode. In this episode, Loren - our almost 19 year old -goes deeper into her types and stages of anxiety and shares a bit about her challenges faced with self harm, depression, panic attacks, rage, substance abuse and her life threatening fight with an eating disorder or E.D. - Peas up my sleeves is a serious issue with most mental health deaths by suicide stem from. She is bubbly, comical at times but shares some valuable tips for both parents as well as young adults going through what she has been through. Please share with whoever would need to hear this very important message.

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• EPISODE 6 : MY ANXIETY MADE ME ANXIOUS

  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 journey will come to light shortly, but for now, I urge all parents to listen to her words of advice that she has for any child that seems to be struggling.      Thanks Loren....you are an incredible inspiration 

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