Our Journey Katelyn Dawson-Brunsch

I want to say a big thank you to Ryan and Chloe for sharing their stories with me about their PTSD. In 2017 I was diagnosed with PTSD, I started noticing something wasn't quite right after I was sexually assaulted. I have been through a lot of trauma in my 22 years of life and even the small things set my PTSD off, sometimes my attacks are so bad I can't breathe, my heart races a million miles an hour and I start sweating. It doesn't matter how long ago the traumatic event was, talking about it helps and makes it easier.

I couldn’t imagine being pregnant and having a baby during COVID, but there are so many women out there who had to go through this for the last two years. Not being able to have their partners or loved ones at doctors appointments, not being able to have their baby showers or gender reveal parties, not being able to have their support system during Labor and not being able to have family meet their new bundle of joy. Georgia put it so perfectly it’s okay to grieve the loss of the excitement of having a baby missing all the important celebrations, you are not alone during these emotional and hard times.

One of the biggest obstacles I have faced in my "Weight-loss Journey" is accepting my body, I hate the way my body looks, I hate my stretch marks, I hate my Cellulite, I hate that when I sit down I have rolls, I hate that I don't have a flat stomach. I want to say a big thank you to Georgie, for giving me the advice and the tools to start liking my body and making me realise that my body is powerful, it is beautiful and it has been through so much, so I need to start appreciating it. 

For the past four years I have let what happened to me and to a point him control me and my life, but by sharing my story today I am finally starting to be free and not ashamed anymore. I am not saying I am over what happened to me because in all honesty I don't think I will ever forget, but this is just one big step in my healing process.

I want to say a big thank you to Maddy and Teagan for sharing their story and educating me on this very important topic. I went into today's podcast not knowing a lot about Anorexia, I finished the episode questioning my "weightless Journey" for the past year I have cut out most carbs and sugars, done extreme exercise and eating in a very low calorie deficit (tis has only been the last night 4 months) just to make the numbers on the scale go down, I would get to my goal weight and I still wouldn't be happy, I have now come to the realisation that I might have an eating disorder, I want to thank both girls for making me aware that something is wrong and that I need help. 

I want to say a big thank you to Emma for sharing her story and experiences with me. I was diagnosed with Anxiety and Depression in 2018 after I was Sexually abused by someone who I trusted. My anxiety sometimes gets so bad I an't breathe and I have massive panic attacks, I bite my nails, pick at my head and feel like I'm going to faint. A lot of things trigger my anxiety such as doctors, driving, tea towels, relationships, sex and many more.