I LANDED IN A DEEP DEPRESSION: HOW THE SAME PAST THAT BROKE ME ALLOWED ME TO THRIVE | EP 006

05 Sep, 2018

After Austin and I got married and started traveling chasing pipelines I landed in a deep depression. The only thing was that I didn't know it as it started to consume me. Ultimately, an annual well woman's exam ended in a total meltdown. Yep, I cried right there in the doctors office (luckily I hadn't disrobed and got into that horrible tissue paper outfit yet).

This week on the podcast Austin is interviewing me. I talk about being raised on a farm, my college years and give details and insight into those dark days of depression while on the road as a pipeline wife.

I hope this can be a story of hope and change. I never knew humans had the ability to drastically change until I saw it in myself. I also never knew how powerful our mind and thoughts are. Here's to talking about the good stuff, facing life head on, and linking arms through it all.

Key Points From This Episode:

My early years and growing up on a family farm. (03:10)
Grandparents & Great-Grandparents (06:08)
When I started going to livestock shows. (10:42)
College years and studying towards an agricultural degree. (13:08)
How my interests and passions from school spilled over into Industrial Tradition. (16:59)
Going out on the road with Austin and the depression that followed. (18:14)
Getting a job, making a contribution and using my time. (23:10)
North Dakota and starting to really deal with depression. (25:53)
Finding help, the Lord and attending therapy on a weekly basis. (33:01)
The key lessons that I have carried over from this period to today. (37:02)
The two perceptions in the world that I wish I could change. (42:32)
The challenge of staying productive and focussed. (46:58)
Why I ended up as an entrepreneur and am so passionate about this community. (53:25)