At Bodzii, we love to talk about all aspects of health; nutrition & physical health is at the forefront due to the nature of our coaching, however mental health is a HUGE piece of that puzzle. I am so excited to have our guest here today. Her name is Sarah Ball, she is also a current Bodzii member, being coached by Michelle. Yaaaay Sarah!
Sarah is an award winning blogger, speaker, and award winning author of Fearless in 21 Days.
16 years ago she was a single mom of 2 small children, living in poverty, abandoned, and really afraid. 5 Years later, she graduated with honors, met and married her husband, bought her first home, became a writer, and had 3 more children!
As Sarah describes, just when life was beginning to catch up with the Jones’ – she got tired, really tired. That tiredness turned into burnout, and that burnout turned into depression, and then one day, after a season of trials… she couldn’t get out of bed, she couldn’t drive her kids to school, or cook dinner, or shower, because she was mentally ill.
She began having panic attacks that turned into a full-blown panic disorder. Then she developed a life changing anxiety disorder, OCD, and deep depression. She went from “how does she do it all” to stuttering, faint spells, heart palpitations, irrational fears, and despairing and suicidal thoughts.
She started looking up ways to “cope” with it, and her identity became tangled in my mental illness, and she was accepting my fate. She doesn't remember a specific moment, but that internal stubbornness in her rose up. That stubbornness that had gotten her through many hard times. She rose up in me and said, “No way!” and here she is today.
