Overcoming Seizures and Finding Purpose: Emily Guerra's Journey | Tracking Happiness Podcast Ep. 2
Welcome to another episode of the Tracking Happiness Podcast! In this episode, we dive into the inspiring story of Emily Guerra. Emily shares her journey from dealing with childhood trauma and divorce, to experiencing rare trauma-induced seizures, and eventually overcoming anorexia. She discusses how her challenging experiences motivated her to become a certified productivity life coach, focusing on empowering self-employed women.
Emily talks about the crucial role of mindset and productivity systems in achieving personal and professional success. From her struggles and eventual triumphs during the COVID-19 pandemic to creating her business 'Productivity Flow,' Emily's story is one of resilience, growth, and finding purpose. Tune in for an encouraging discussion on mental health, productivity, and the power of shifting your mindset.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:57 Emily Guerra's Background and Work
03:00 Living in Los Angeles
04:48 Emily's Mental Health Journey
07:54 Overcoming Seizures and Anorexia
15:33 Impact of COVID-19
19:18 Remote Therapy Sessions in Chicago
19:32 A Pivotal Moment: Taking Control of Life
20:02 Freelancing and Moving Back to LA
22:40 Starting a Coaching Business
26:53 The Science Behind Mindset and Productivity
30:23 Advice for Those Feeling Stuck
34:13 Understanding Neuroplasticity
37:31 Final Thoughts and Farewell
She struggled with:
Anxiety
Childhood
Epilepsy
Stress
And she was helped by:
Self-Care
Self-improvement
Therapy
You can read more about Emily on her website here, more of what she has to share on her blog here. And here is where you can schedule a free chat to see if coaching with Emily will be the right fit, or shoot her an email.
About the Tracking Happiness Podcast:
Hugo Huijer (that’s me!) hosts the Tracking Happiness Podcast, an engaging show about destigmatizing struggles of mental health. It turns out that most people have experienced a struggle at some point in their lives.
For some, it’s a struggle they try to hide from others, whereas others face more visible struggles. Either way, these struggles often have a serious impact on our lives.
Unfortunately, I’ve learned that these struggles are often faced alone. Sometimes, we have no one to share these struggles with. But more often than not, we simply choose not to talk about them because we don’t want people to think less of us.
This podcast aims to change that. There’s power in talking and listening to others about their struggles.
Stress, panic attacks, traumatic brain injury, postpartum depression, cPTSD or paranoia: No matter what your story is, I want to talk to people because it helps others find community and strength.
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