What if the signs that you needed help were hiding in your camera roll?

This episode is the audio version of going back through the photos and finally seeing the truth.

This one’s raw. I open up about the lead-up to my first mental health admission in 2019. Not from a perfect, polished hindsight place, but straight from the heart, scrolling through the chaos on my phone.

You’ll hear about the photo that broke me, the letter from the neighbour that crushed me, and the moment I realised I didn’t want to be here anymore. I talk about being medicated, misdiagnosed, and massively disconnected from myself, and what finally cracked open the truth I’d been hiding from everyone, including me.

If you’ve ever wondered how someone ends up in hospital, or what it feels like to be at breaking point, this episode tells the story no one else sees. The one behind the social media smiles and the perfectly manicured garden. It’s not easy to listen to. But it might be exactly what you need to hear.

If this one cracked something open for you, DM me on Instagram @sheshonestlymental, you’re not alone.

In this episode we cover:

• Why Corrina almost didn’t record this episode
• Scrolling through her photos from October 2019
• Realising how bad things had gotten (even while appearing "fine")
• Unregulated nervous system and parenting through burnout
• Selling essential oils while secretly falling apart
• Coaching programmes that didn’t understand her reality
• Losing her dog Lola and dealing with grief
• A hate letter from a neighbour that tipped her over the edge
• Jarrod’s grief and support
• Hiding suicidal thoughts from everyone
• What finally led her to hospital
• A rainbow, a quote, and the hope that kept her going
• Getting diagnosed with postnatal depression, PTSD, anxiety and depression
• The difference between someone who tries to fix you vs sit with you
• Choosing to share it all in the hope it helps someone else

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• sheshonestlymental.com.au
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