#721: How I'm Managing My Anxiety and Depression (& Why I'm Talking About It)

Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield

Amy Porterfield

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.9 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Taking control of your mental health, finding the resources that are just right for you, and being the best entrepreneur you can be! Take control of your mental health! Hear my top mental health tips and actionable strategies for entrepreneurs who struggle with depression and anxiety. Today, I discuss: (2:17) Why I’m actually opening up about my depression and anxiety (4:38) My long-term struggle with depression, starting from high school (8:38) How therapy, life-coaching, and the support of my inner circle has significantly helped me (10:28) The importance of physical fitness throughout a mental health journey (12:23) Tips for using journaling and meditation to manage stress (13:04) The medical treatment that completely changed my life (21:01) A reminder to always unapologetically do what is best for you and your business Listen in and remember to be kind to yourself and always do what's best for you! Follow Amy Online Marketing Made Easy podcast instagram.com/amyporterfield amyporterfield.com Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts "I love Amy and Online Marketing Made Easy." If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people -- just like you -- move toward the online life and business that they desire. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed, and if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Follow now!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	I guess the message here is you do you and don't apologize for it and maybe if we stop
0:06.0	judging ourselves we'll stop judging other people as well and let them do what they need to do.
0:12.4	I'm Amy Porterfield, ex-corpate girl turned CEO of a multi seven-figure business.
0:20.0	But it wasn't all that long ago that I lacked the confidence, the budget, and the time to focus on growing
0:26.8	my small but mighty business.
0:29.3	Fast forward past many failed attempts and lessons learned, and you'll see the business I have today,
0:35.2	one that changes lives and gives me more freedom than I ever thought possible.
0:40.6	One that used to only exist as a daydream.
0:45.0	I created the online marketing made easy podcast to give you simple, actionable, step-by-step strategies to help you do the same.
0:53.0	If you're an ambitious entrepreneur or one in the making
0:56.7	who's looking to create a business that makes an impact
0:59.7	and a life you love, you're in the right place, friend.
1:02.8	Let's get started.
1:04.0	Well, hey there friend, welcome back to online marketing made easy. I am so very glad that you're here with me today because I'm about to share something I hope will help you feel less alone and more empowered to take control of your own mental health.
1:26.0	As I'm sure you can imagine this episode is more vulnerable than my usual episodes
1:31.2	because I'm going to give you an honest look at how anxiety and depression
1:36.3	have played a role in my life for as long as I can remember and what I've done to manage it. Now I'll be honest, sharing these things
1:46.8	publicly isn't easy for me and even when I went to write the notes for this episode I just went to write the notes for this episode, I just felt like maybe I shouldn't share some of this.
1:58.0	And I felt emotional not just because I've been dealing with these issues for so long, but because it's been a true journey.
2:07.2	And I'm proud of myself for not giving up.
2:10.3	So please forgive me if I sound a little bit shaky as I recall some of my experiences with you today.
2:17.0	Now with that said, I'm sharing all of this for a reason and that reason is because I really had to ask myself why do I need to
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Amy Porterfield, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Amy Porterfield and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.