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Ep 11 - Singer Kirstin Aston on Recovery From Addiction, Depression and Anxiety to Become a Viral TikTok Star
Season 1, Ep. 11
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This week Amanda talks to Viral TikTok singer Kirstin Aston who has millions of views and over 1.2 million likes on TikTok after going viral singing popular songs in her native Northern Irish accent. But her rise to fame is even more amazing after hearing her life story which includes recovery from addiction, mental health issues and childhood trauma.
In this open hearted and very honest talk she shares her experiences of loosing her mum to suicide at age 9 and how she felt responsible for this as she didn't know how to process her emotions. We talk about the impact of that decision and other limiting beliefs she chose to protect herself, how these negative thoughts led to depression, anxiety, addiction and how waking up in hospital (again) was the final straw for her to turn her life around.
Since then she has worked so hard to create a successful singing and teaching career and is also an advocate for positive mental health.
It's an incredible story of resilience, the power of having good people around you, self belief and how following a purpose can give you hope for something better.
Follow Kirstin here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirstinaston/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kirstinaston
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Amanda St John is a professional Singer-Songwriter, Music Mentor, Motivational Coach & TEDx Speaker from Ireland. She has coached/mentored for over 15 years as well as having a successful music career with 2 albums, UK/Irish & USA tours, worldwide airplay (including BBC Radio 6 and RTE Radio 1), a major synch in an international advert campaign and she even sang for the US President in Washington DC. But she only committed to her music career in her mid 30's after a near death experience in a car accident inspired her to reassess her life and finally follow her dreams.
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