Rising In Life After Trauma

Trigger warning, this podcast contains discussions relating to trauma, mental health, suicide and other potentially distressing experiences. This is not a substitute for medical advice, please consult your doctor or healthcare professional. If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, you can call Lifeline on 131114.A lack of education about menopause nearly destroyed Shelley Horton’s life and career.Shelley is a media veteran who can be heard nationally a number of times a week on Channel Nine’s Today Show, Today Extra, Weekend Today and the 3pm News and more.But all of that nearly feel apart when undiagnosed the symptoms of perimenopause struck and a lack of education in the medical community caused her to be misdiagnosed and untreated.After a lot of education and work Shelley is now the Peri Godmother, and author of an incredible book and movement helping women everywhere.In this episode she shares:-     How her perimenopause started with depression, heart palpitations and brain fog-     How a lack of menopause education left her suffering for months without answers.-     The moment she nearly quit her career at Channel 9 because of her health-     The moment her husband recognised something was wrong and helped her seek support.-     How the right GP and hormone treatment changed the course of her recovery.-     What happened when she turned her frustration into action,-     How she experienced breakthrough depression even after starting treatment and had to keep doing the work.-     The moment a routine medical procedure turned into a life-threatening emergency when her lung collapsed.-     How she now uses her experience to educate women, challenge stigma and help others feel less alone.Key Quotes“I just thought I was failing at life. I was blaming myself for it. Not that the chemicals were being disrupted by my hormones.”“For the final year in 2023 I had bled for 42 weeks out of 52.”“I was angry that I had nearly quit my job, that I had nearly lost like a year of my life. I had nearly lost my life.”More about ShelleyYou can find out more about Shelley via her website and Instagram and everything else via her linktree.You can get involved with the podcast online You can follow us on Instagram.Find out more via my website.You can reach out to me via email.

PTSD is often misunderstood as something that only shows up in flashbacks. But for me, it became something much bigger. A constant state of hypervigilance, fear, exhaustion and survival mode that slowly began shrinking my world.Today I’ll be sharing parts of my personal story to help explain and navigate the world of PTSD for those going through it, or for those of you who know someone going through it.In this episode, I share:What PTSD actually felt like for me beyond flashbacksHow hypervigilance and survival mode consumed my everyday lifeThe sensory overload and isolation I experienced with PTSDHow I masked my struggles while appearing “fine” to othersThe impact PTSD had on my identity, relationships and confidenceMy breast cancer journey alongside PTSD and the grief of losing my former selfThe small routines and coping strategies that helped me keep goingWhy avoidance made my world smaller and rebuilding required tiny stepsHow I slowly reclaimed concerts, events and social experiences againWhy I believe “you are not broken, you are rebuilding”Key Quotes“I wasn’t living anymore. I was managing my symptoms. I was managing my life.”“I realised that I could go my whole life living in the space of being debilitated by PTSD, or I could start living again.”“PTSD took a lot out of me, so, so much out of me… but it also forced me to rebuild myself intentionally.”You can get involved with the podcast online You can follow us on Instagram.Find out more via my website.You can reach out to me via email.

Trigger warning, this podcast contains discussions relating to PTSD, trauma, mental health, suicide and other potentially distressing experiences. If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, you can call Lifeline on 131114.PTSD is something we are very aware of now, but what if you developed PTSD from traumatic experiences while working in the police force decades ago? And how would you handle living with that without diagnosis?Keith Banks is a former police officer, bestselling author and mental health advocate. He speaks powerfully on trauma, resilience, mental fitness and rebuilding life after adversity.In this episode he shares:-     His childhood experience of trauma-     Why he was drawn to dangerous police work-     The fatal shooting that changed everything-     The toll of losing his best friend in the line of duty-     Living with undiagnosed PTSD for decades-     How trauma affected his family life-     The diagnosis that changed everything-     His understanding of post-traumatic growth-     How he found purpose after policing-     The power of connection and community-     How karate became part of his healing-     Why it is never too late to healKey Quotes“I thought I was alone in this whole morass of trauma and pain.”“I had a dark side that was taking over that previously happy, joyful little dude.”“I had the classic symptoms, the nightmares, the flashbacks, the hypervigilance, the anger, the drinking, all of that.”More about KeithFollow Keith on Instagram, find out more via his website, or read his books.You can get involved with the podcast online You can follow us on Instagram.Find out more via my website.You can reach out to me via email.

Trigger warning, this podcast contains discussions relating to trauma, mental health, and other potentially distressing experiences. If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, you can call Lifeline on 131114.Kat John’s path has been one of overcoming deep personal challenges. Struggling with a sense of unworthiness and battling through significant hardships like childhood abuse, drug abuse and brain surgery she confronted and made friends with the patterns and limiting beliefs that kept her from living out who she was and achieving a fulfilling life.Now she is an authenticity coach, author, speaker and founder of the ZEROFKS movement. Kat empowers people to reconnect with themselves and live courageously through healing and self-worth.In this episode she shares:-     What “doing the work” really means-     Why self-awareness is the first step-     The beliefs that shape your identity-     How people-pleasing makes you lose yourself-     Taking radical responsibility-     Learning to date yourself-     Why healing is not a straight line-     The ego’s role in keeping you stuck-     Taking the next best step-     How she rebuilt her life after chronic pain-     Why you should give less power to fear and judgment-     Why authenticity is timeless-     Why the hard work is worth itKey Quotes“If you train like an Olympic athlete for something that you want, if you train for that gold medal, then you might just get that gold medal, but you need to know what your version of the gold medal is.”“But am I ever really going to get out of this chronic pain? Am I ever really going to get out of this?”“I thought, my God, I could get to the end of my life and never even know who I am.”More about KatFollow Kat on Instagram, find out more on her website and buy her book.You can get involved with the podcast online You can follow us on Instagram.Find out more via my website.You can reach out to me via email.

Introducing: Rising in Life After Trauma a podcast by Effie Jordan, founder of Jordan Resilience. In this show, we'll be covering what happens after the worst moments of your life and what the rebuilding of self really looks like.I'll be sharing aspects of my life as a police officer and intelligence analyst of 14 years service within the New South Wales Police Force and the unseen wounds of PTSD, as well as my journey through domestic violence and breast cancer.As well as sharing my own advice and lived experience with PTSD, I'll be interviewing a range of guests such as Lisa Messenger, Keith Banks, Kat John and Shelley Horton, and will be asking them to share their stories of adversity and their advice on how they live alongside it, rebuild and keep going. The topics will range from the rare and difficult, to the more common, but often under-discussed. And while no two experiences are the same, there will be so much to be inspired by.Instagram YouTube