In this episode, Debbie engages in conversation with Susan Kenlea, who is a psychologist. After a difficult childhood, Susan left school at fourteen years old, to begin working in the city. Whilst working she took herself through her A levels, before going to university to study Psychology. Working excessively to achieve her goals, in time she became unwell, her body attacking itself, leaving her close to death.
Through this experience Susan began to work through her childhood, searching for ways to heal herself and get her life back. More recently she suffered from a horrific experience of extreme negligence regarding an operation (which is a difficult listen). Throughout these experiences Susan remained resilient, determined to get her mind and health back so that she could dance again and enjoy her life.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Ongoing stress and emotional, mental, or physical overload can lead to burnout and ill health.
- It is important to look at illness holistically.
- Childhood traumas can change the body’s capability to deal with stress.
- Suppressing emotion causes imbalance in the body and mind.
- Learning how to like and love yourself helps you to live an authentic life.
- The importance of checking out the credentials of alleged specialists before proceeding with private procedures and operations.
- Reframing life experiences can help you to move forward, freeing you up to access more positive experiences.
- Dancing is a wonderful way to release positive endorphins, to keep you fit, and to connect to your inner creativity and self-expression.
BEST MOMENTS
- "I mean, very close to death and, some of my organs, which were being attacked, you know, they had got to the point where anymore and they wouldn't be able to come back.”
- “I asked to be referred to something called a psychoneuroimmunologist which is a long, a word, which basically means somebody who looks at how the psychology, stress essentially, affects the nervous system and therefore your immune system.”
- “And I remember I'm a very, very strong person. And I remember I just sat in that office and just burst into tears because I was just at the end of my, my rope, really.”
- “I'm a real believer now that you sit with those feelings, you acknowledge them, you know.”
- “If you don't love yourself, you close the doors to so many things that you could have otherwise, you know, healthy relationships, creativity, maybe career changes, you know, a lot of people who don't like themselves don't live an authentic life.”
- “Because your subconscious mind wants to protect you. It wants to make sure that you don't go through something like that again.”
- “To cut a long story short, it turned out that the surgeon was just a GP and that they were both experimenting on, living people. I was the third person that they did it to. I met the two other people that they'd done before me. And they were just giving it a go.”
HOST BIO
Debbie is a seasoned therapist whose journey from being a primary school teacher to an adept therapist has been fuelled by her fascination with the intricacies of human nature. Equipped with advanced certifications in diverse modalities like hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming, mindfulness, meditation, past life regression and many more she has honed her expertise to bring about transformative change.
As a full-time therapist and trainer, Debbie's driving passion is guiding others, as well as herself, towards their best selves. Embracing the concept of holistic beings, she firmly believes in addressing the mental, emotional, physical, social, energetic, and spiritual facets of well-being and healing.
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