014: Fear vs. Fuel

07/01/20 • 35 min

"What are you going to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver⁠
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We're talking about all of that and more on today's episode of "A Better Way to Heal" with guest: Erin Patterson.⁠
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Erin Lawler Patterson is the @goodnesschick. She is a podcaster, blogger, author, international speaker and counselor. Her mission is empowering people of all ages to live life with an overflowing cup rather than an empty one. ⁠
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Erin looks at mental health, wellness, addiction, relationships and self care in using challenges to fuel us and fill us rather than consume us.⁠
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Join the conversation today as we discuss living well, finding joy in the journey, and what an overflowing cup really means for our lives.⁠
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Click the link in my bio for more on today's episode and to listen or watch.⁠
For further inspiration check out:
Erin's Podcast: "The Goodness Chick"
https://www.spreaker.com/user/mhnrnetwork/stepping-through-fear-and-into-wellness
Or snag her books on Amazon:
i. Peace, Love & Goodness: Lessons from the Drug Lady
ii. A Higher Level of Goodness: Lessons from the Drug Lady
Author: Erin Lawler Patterson

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Mental Wellness + Why It Matters.

Physical wellness isn't everything. 🙅🏼🙅🏼⁠
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In fact. I would argue that if you don't have your mental wellness as your #1 priority, your physical wellness will decline because of it.⁠
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And there's more coming. Politics, fires, and YOU NAME IT. There's a lot of stuff going on.😰⁠
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But we need to focus on the positives of this situation!!⁠
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This episode is such a timely message right now because I heard a few statistics the other day that FLOORED ME.⁠
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There was a study recently conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation that found the following:⁠
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✖️45% of Americans are being impacted by mental wellness issues.⁠
✖️39% increase in anti-anxiety medications.⁠
✖️19% increase in anti-depressants⁠
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I believe there is another phase of the pandemic - and that is the effect this pandemic will have on our long-term mental health.⁠
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This episode tackles a SOLUTION to the problem!!⁠
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