Childhood Verbal Abuse, Unhealthy Relationships, and Mental Health Recovery with Jaclyn Tipton

Childhood trauma can present itself throughout adulthood in feelings of shame, guilt, depression, anxiety, isolation, and more. In this episode of Normalize The Conversation, we hear about a mental health journey from verbal abuse at age 9 to disordered eating behaviors to the ups and downs of romantic relationships.   

Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, your host, Francesca Reicherter, is joined by Jaclyn Tipton, mental health advocate and Program Director for NAMI Tallahassee.  

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About Jaclyn: 

Jaclyn Tipton went through a devastating breakup in 2019 and has never looked back. This was a breaking point for Jaclyn and a wake up call to just how poor her mental health was. With the help of her therapist, she discovered the traumas and dramas of her childhood and how exactly that shaped her into who she is today: a woman of resilience and healing.   After the breakup, she quit working full-time in marketing and started a mental health apparel company to destigmatize mental illness. When she realized that owning a business was worsening her depression and anxiety, she became a Peer Specialist at Tallahassee, Florida's Apalachee Center, Inc. in 2021.   Her current position is as Program Coordinator for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Tallahassee, a local affiliate of NAMI National, which is the largest grassroots mental health non-profit in the US. Though she is thriving today, she is no stranger to how difficult living with mental health conditions can be. Join us today on Normalizing the Conversation to see how Jaclyn navigates modern-day life with Persistent Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. 

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