87: Performance Anxiety and Navigating Mental Health With Victoria Garrick Browne
Jul 19, 2024
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Former college athlete turned mental health advocate, Victoria Garrick Browne, discusses navigating mental health struggles, authenticity, and supportive relationships. Topics include setting boundaries, establishing routines, and supporting partners. The conversation emphasizes the importance of continuous self-care efforts.
Recognize the importance of speaking up about mental health issues and promoting authenticity and vulnerability.
Implement practical tips for improving mental health, such as limiting social media use and starting the day with mindfulness practices.
Communicate openly with your partner, set boundaries, and share triggers to enhance mutual understanding and strengthen your relationship.
Deep dives
Victoria Garrick Brown: Journey to Mental Health Advocacy
Victoria Garrick Brown, a mental health advocate, shares her journey as a high-performing athlete dealing with anxiety. She discusses her struggles, including performance anxiety, depression, and an eating disorder during her time as a college athlete. Through her experiences, she realized the importance of speaking up about mental health issues and founded The Hidden Opponent, focusing on authenticity and vulnerability in her work.
Useful Tools for Mental Well-being
Victoria emphasizes the significance of recognizing that our thoughts narrate a story based on perceptions and insecurities. She encourages reframing negative thoughts and not making premature judgments. Practical tips for improving mental health include avoiding phone use in the bedroom, limiting social media consumption, and starting the day mindfully with deep breathing exercises and affirmations.
Love and Relationships: The Journey with Max
Victoria shares her relationship journey with Max, highlighting initial hesitations and the transition from friend-zoning him to realizing their connection. Max served as a source of light during her challenging mental health moments. Their relationship blossomed into a lasting partnership, marking eight years of togetherness based on mutual understanding and support.
Challenges with Body Image and Vulnerability
Struggling with binge eating disorder and body image insecurities, the speaker opened up to their partner about these issues. Their partner, though not experiencing similar challenges, was supportive and learned to provide the needed support. Through open communication, they both grew in understanding each other's needs and improved their relationship dynamics.
Setting Boundaries and Communicating Needs
The speaker discussed the importance of setting boundaries, such as around food judgments, and communicating needs effectively in a relationship. They emphasized the significance of sharing feelings and triggers openly with their partner to build understanding and avoid misunderstandings. Learning to take space and address emotions calmly contributed to enhancing self-confidence and promoting healthier relationship dynamics.
Join Sabrina as she delves into a powerful conversation with Victoria Garrick Browne, a former college athlete turned mental health advocate and podcast host. Victoria shares her journey of struggling with mental health during her athletic career, including how she initially ignored her feelings and gaslit herself to push through. It wasn't until a teammate encouraged her to seek counseling that she began to understand and address her depression. They discuss the importance of authenticity and the challenges of maintaining mental health, emphasizing that it is a continuous effort. Sabrina and Victoria talk about how they have learned to navigate touchy or triggering topics with their partners in a way that leads to supportive conversations. Diving into practicality, Victoria shares advice for improving mental health that she found helpful. This includes establishing healthy boundaries and routines. Both Sabrina and Victoria highlight the significance of understanding and supporting your partner, and taking the time to help them support you.
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