068 What Happens When Life Comes Crashing Down with Dr. Christina Hibbert
Dr. Christina Hibbert clinical psychologist/therapist, shares her life experiences with us in this episode. She has suffered multiple traumas in her own life including loss by suicide, adopting her sisters children, a breast cancer diagnosis which came with multiple surgeries, infections, hospital stays and life threatening complications. In her social media she has been so open and real with her struggles, her emotions and her triumphs.
In this episode she shares:
Give yourself permission to be angry. You have to freely feel the emotions to move through it.
It feels so good when people acknowledge us and validate the trauma we are going through.
Her formula for our mental health:
Life experiences + hormones+brain chemistry =mental health
When there are shifts in our life changes or brain chemistry or both, it won't go back to where we were. Its' helpful to understand that life circumstances, aging, hormones, trauma etc. change our brain chemistry.
Dr. Hibbert is a believer in self worth over self esteem. Our self worth never changes, our self esteem can ebb and flow with circumstances, relationships etc. Tune into who we really are and let your experiences change us into who we are and who we are meant to be.
When we are hurting, grieving, going through trauma etc, stop and give yourself compassion. Give yourself love and grace. Put a hand on your belly and other on your heart. Be kind to ourselves, give yourself what you desperately need.
Reach out for help, it is hard to work through on your own and extra support can be essential. People that refuse to go to therapy may have the biggest problems because they refuse to look for answers and support.