Episode 117 Sober Talk with Stephanie Hoggarth

11/26/21 • 36 min

From The Depths of Darkness to The Light of Success

"We all know things don't always work the way we want it to, but the more you push yourself to stay in routine and find what works for you. I know I, myself do a lot of like deep breathing exercises, if I'm having like a bad anxiety attack or I feel it coming, I'll look around the room and I'll start to count things and, I've learned a lot of techniques throughout counselling throughout the years as well that I always just try to incorporate into things for myself." Stephanie is over 3 years sober now, and resides in Guelph, Ontario. She has worked hard to get to where she is going today in life. Like anything life is not always easy and has its ups and downs, but Stephanie has shown the true definition of determination, she gets up and pushes through the day even when she is not feeling like she wants too. She hits the gym for her mental health, and physical health. She is so open and honest about her lived experiences through life, the vulnerability is there also. Like most people she struggles day to day with mental health, but she also talks about it openly which will in turn help someone else also. If you would like to follow Stephanie and her journey head over to Instagram @soberfitqueen Here are some of the topics we touch on in this episode: Mental health Getting sober Crippling anxiety Moods Routine Improvements in health Keeping it real Learning in sobriety If you would like to support the show please leave a 5 star review over on Apple Podcasts or leave a voice message on Anchor FM. You can also follow the show and my journey on IG @depthsofdarkside! Thanks for listening and have a great day!

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Episode 116 with Mental Health Advocate Harry Potvin

"It's kinda the first time where people don't really have the high school distractions at home distractions. That's when, all of these feelings started coming up and all of these previous emotions started coming up and I realized I don't have any of the tools for this. I don't know how to deal with any of this."

Harry Potvin is the host of the podcast The Mental Corner, a former swim team captain at the University of Guelph. His struggles with mental health started long before university though, they actually started back in elementary school. Harry is doing amazing things with his show which you can check out on all streaming platforms and also can get the video versions over on YouTube. He opens up and gets very vulnerable in this episode with myself, where we will tackle many great conversations. He is not shy to talk about any of it today, we need to normalize us men having these conversations. END THE STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH.

Links for Harry Potvin:

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thementalcorner

Apple Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-mental-corner-podcast

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfsaFxEqtxup8_vJzq_R3yA

Here are some of the topics we talk about in this episode:

Mental health in sports
Suicidal thoughts
His podcast
His journey with mental health
Emotions
Opening up to your friends

If you would like to support the show please leave a 5 star review over on Apple Podcasts or leave a voice message on Anchor FM. You can also follow the show and my journey on IG @depthsofdarkside!

Thanks for listening and have a great day!

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Episode 118 Coming Out on Top with Noelle Hoelsken

"I was doing really well professionally, but I was doing equally as terrible personally. And I remember at 27, collecting an award with the Denver business journal for the top 30, under 30 for engineering that year. And while I'm going up to collect this award, I had this ankle monitor taped up my leg because you could see it. If I was wearing a skirt and I was wearing slacks and you could still see it come up from the slack. So I had to tape it up my leg and it's because I was sleeping in jail that night, I was on work release and no one knew just how bad things were getting."

Noelle is such a strong willed woman, who has overcome a lot in life. She played college sports, and was very athletic! But she filled her time with drinking through her 20's. She was working a job that paid her very well, but on the inside she was hurting, hiding this all from the friends, family and people that cared the most about her. It all came to a screeching halt when she collected her 3rd DUI in the state Colorado before she was 30. That is unheard of, as the state laws are very strict there. She is now all about giving back in the community, and helping other woman through sobriety.

If you would like to follow Noelle and her journey on Instagram head over there and hit up @noelle.louise

Here are some of the topics we cover on this episode:

Her 3 DUI’s
AA
Spirituality
Sobriety
Mental health
Being of service to others
Her struggles

f you would like to support the show please leave a 5 star review over on Apple Podcasts or leave a voice message on Anchor FM. You can also follow the show and my journey on IG @depthsofdarkside!

Thanks for listening and have a great day!