Today on The Happy Head Podcast cast, my guest is David Pope.
"I'm David. At the tender age of six years old, it was obvious that something wasn't quite right with me. School teachers would repeatedly ask if “I was alright”. One particular teacher took me aside and pointed out to me that “I looked isolated”.
The truth was, I did feel tremendously isolated and I felt very much an outsider; like I didn't belong. Sadly, a painful and challenging journey through life continued thereon, which saw me spiral into crippling depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation. of which I still battle daily.
I was relentlessly bullied from the ages of 7 til pretty much when I left school at 16 and without question this paved the way for a lifetime of all-consuming anxiety.
At the age of 25, (out of nowhere), I lost both my parents within a year of each other to cancer. Needless to say, it knocked me sideways and catapulted me into many cognitive and emotional struggles over the years
There is never a “right age” to lose your parents, but I certainly wasn't equipped to deal with this tragedy and so began my tumultuous, deeply challenging path of self discovery.
As I started to digest and process what had happened to me, it soon became apparent that in order for me to survive this, I would have to find a way of navigating the stages of grief and the volatile emotions that went with it. The crashing depressive moods, the spiralling anxiety and the crippling suicidal ideation definitely took it's toll.
And so began a deep exploration into bereavement, depression, anxiety and trauma, where for nearly 30 years(to the point of healthy obsession), I have immersed myself and dedicated myself to discover strategies and coping mechanisms that actually work.
And that's how I found my way into the world of private coaching, online course creation and podcasting. It got to the point where all I wanted to do was help others who are suffering, particularly with bereavement, depression and anxiety.
I have helped countless people with their own personal struggles and have come up with many techniques to deal with depression, anxiety, bereavement, trauma, anger, stress, chronic illness, divorce/breakup and better sleep.
I have a deeply empathetic coaching style, where it is my belief that a client needs to be heard and understood, whilst exploring a multitude of successful strategies to facilitate the client's needs and recovery.
Depression is a subject very close to my heart and as a result, I created an online course entitled "Depression A New Hope", which contains 20 modules of cognitive and physical techniques and strategies to deal with depression."
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DISCLAIMER: Any information or advice I give is purely based on my own experience and research. There is no guarantee as there are many variables that will impact your success. Everything stated should be taken as opinion.
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