On Depression, Callings, and Post Traumatic Growth | Chelsea Pottenger

Nov 20, 2025

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10 years ago Chelsea Pottenger found herself in a psychiatric hospital.

Deep in the throes of severe PostNatal Depression following the birth of her daughter,

Chelsea in many ways was fighting for her life and at the beginning of a long road

toward healing, and ultimately post traumatic growth.

Along the way she found herself in a monastery learning and practicing meditation,

Arriving at new insights about how she wanted to live,

And eventually choosing to leave a very successful corporate career to found EQ Minds - a company on a mission to reset the corporate agenda.

Chelsea and her team work with some of the world’s most iconic businesses to

prioritize the mental health and wellbeing of their employees first.

In addition to founding and directing EQ Minds, Chelsea is now a highly sought-after keynote speaker,

and was just nominated for Australian of the Year.

Today she will share some of this journey.

Her heart wrenching, and inspiring story of transforming pain into purpose.

A story that in many ways offers us a beautiful reminder:

There is a deeper and richer experience of life available to us.

An experience that often begins with coming home

to who we truly are.

For more on Chelsea, her book, speaking and the incredible work they are doing at EQ Minds, please visit: https://www.eqminds.com

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