The Authentic Me: Hosted by Mel Yu
A mental health advocate with an honours in Psychology, and no stranger to the commercial world through her entrepreneurial endeavours, Mel is a sought-after empathetic and inspiring speaker.
Mel Yu guides and encourages her community to live a meaningful life through the power of authentic story-telling. The Authentic Me connects powerful stories and life lessons to the ears of listeners by interviewing successful game-changers from all walks of life.
Popular guests include Australian influencers, entertainment artists, life coaches and creative entrepreneurs. Common topics discussed involve self-development, successes, failures, mindset and how to create a life of purpose.
The Authentic Me: Hosted by Mel Yu
Why you are the way that you are: Anxiety, Attachment Theory and Trauma | Natasa Adamovic | Ep 29
Natasa Adamovic is a mental health support worker specialising in psychosocial recovery. She manages clients who live with a chronic mental illness ranging from depression, anxiety, autism, OCD to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Tash credits this work to her own lived experience with anxiety to transform and best support her client.
With a Graduate Diploma in Psychosocial Science and has also been coached and mentored by yours truly, Tash is now a leading 1:1 coach to help you transform your inner trauma to living in your truth. She runs incredible online masterclasses and is the host on her very own podcast, called 'The Committee' which shines light on key important topics particularly around men’s mental health.
My key takeaway's from this episode:
- What is generalised anxiety disorder? [8:00]
- What anxiety feels like and how it is activated to protect you [10:00]
- Overcoming your anxiety in small baby steps [14:07]
- What is attachment theory and its four different styles [18:30]
- The fine line between wanting to be loved or not wanting to be abandoned [25:10]
- If you struggle to let someone love you the way you deserve to be loved [28:23]
- What is trauma? [31:29]
- Ways you can help someone who is vulnerable or going through a tough time [36:00]
- How do you combat compassion fatigue? [42:20]
- Looking to get into the mental health industry? Find out how from Tash! [49:01]
Follow Tash on her journey through mental health on Instagram:
@tashadamovic
https://www.instagram.com/tashadamovic/
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