What if we told you that the secret to healing your mental health is actually quite simple?
In this episode of From Survivor to Thriver, we sat down with Josie Warren to talk about her own struggles with autoimmune diseases, mental illnesses, and addiction, and how she learned to heal it all in one fell swoop by taking a hard look at herself and what she really needed to do to be happy.
Josie discusses the narratives we tell ourselves when it comes to our illnesses, why we struggle so much to just be happy, and why the path to healing is simpler than it seems.
Josie Warren is an autoimmune and mental health expert whose life used to be defined by her autoimmune problems. By the time she was a teenager, she had anxiety, depression, rheumatoid arthritis, an eating disorder, and a drinking problem.
In her darkest of days, she had become suicidal.
After struggling for years with her mind and behaviors, Josie has completely resolved all of her addiction and mental health issues. Today, she is a responsible social drinker who is emotionally at peace.
As a businesswoman, Josie uses her experience with addiction and her past challenges to help individuals emotionally heal as she has
In today’s episode, we cover:
- Josie’s struggle with autoimmune diseases, mental health illness, and addiction
- The connection between how autoimmune diseases and mental health diseases are healed
- How you’ll know if the healing methodologies you’re using aren’t working
- Why you aren’t as alone in your struggles as you think you are
- The power in simplicity
- Why people struggle so much with choosing to be healthy
- Why we have to stop viewing life as suffering
- The importance of honesty and truth in the healing process
- The impact men and women have on each other’s mental health
- Why you have to start looking within for your own happiness
We hope you enjoyed our conversation with Josie! If you want to learn more from her, make sure to visit her website.
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“Healing is a very simple process and the reason that people aren't getting better is people don't really know how to heal.” -Josie
“My life that I have is a product of my choices and decisions. That's what I had to realize. I'm not a product of my circumstances or suffering.” -Josie
“We know people aren’t comfortable doing the hard things. But doing the hard things is what will lead to the path to healing.” -Erik
“The definition of sanity is to keep doing the same thing and think you're going to create a different outcome, but it's much easier to say that than it is to push through.” -Marc
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