784. Fearlessly Failing: Jana Firestone

Therapy, Reality TV, and Finding Your Way: Jana Firestone

Step into the world of mental health, pop culture, and personal growth as nutritionist and podcast host Lola Berry sits down with therapist, author, and podcast host Yana Firestone. In this intimate conversation, they explore the unexpected connections between therapy, anxiety, and our fascination with reality television.

Yana opens up about her journey through grief after losing her mother at 21 and how working at a coroner's court during Australia's devastating Black Saturday bushfires shaped her understanding of trauma. The conversation weaves through personal revelations about health anxiety, the mind-body connection, and finding resilience through life's unexpected plot twists.

Timestamps and Key Takeaways:

8:30 - Health anxiety and how our bodies manifest stress physically
15:20 - The importance of movement for mental health as a "circuit breaker" for anxiety
19:45 - How routine and habits provide control in an unpredictable world
24:30 - Yana's delayed journey to therapy despite being a therapist herself
32:15 - Finding the right therapist match and the courage to be vulnerable
38:40 - Elvis Presley as a comfort during grief and the spiritual experience of Graceland
44:10 - "Pop Therapy" - analysing reality TV personalities through a therapeutic lens
52:30 - The mental health benefits of travel, even short trips, as a form of self-care
59:45 - Managing energy as an introvert in an extroverted world

Whether you're struggling with anxiety, fascinated by human behaviour, or simply looking for ways to prioritise your mental health, this episode offers valuable insights and practical advice. Yana's final recommendation? Find just one small thing to do each day that moves you forward - that tiny motion can make all the difference.

Listen now to discover how embracing our vulnerabilities and understanding our patterns can lead to greater resilience and joy.

Hope you love this chat with Jana, you can follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/jana.firestone/

Ans here's her website too: https://www.janafirestone.com/

Big love,

Lola

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