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My name is Jackie Douglas jones I am a wife - a mother of three adult kids - and a passionate advocate for sustainable recovery from any and all mental health issues or disorders. I have fought and overcome mental health concerns my whole life. Today, as a qualified professional therapist and Life coach, my objective is to assist as many as I am able to, with their journey recovery. GEN Z kids (generally accepted as kids born in the first decade of the 21st century) have grown up and develop ...
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SEASON TWO is all about DEPRESSION Depression is not just a fleeting feeling of sadness; it is actually a complex mental health condition that can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, culture or background. EPISODE ONE is a quick breakdown of the most common forms people struggle with. MDD - Major Depressive Disorder Also known as CLINICAL DEP…
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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 …
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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 e…
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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 per…
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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…
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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 m…
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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 fu…
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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 m…
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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 …
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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 find…
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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 mo…
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