Today’s interview is important — important to us as entrepreneurs, as women, and as people who interact with colleagues, friends, and loved ones.
My guest today, Dr. Christina Bjorndal, is a naturopathic doctor and an advocate for mental health. Dr. Christina Bjorndal is an intelligent, articulate advocate for your right to gain control with respect to your mental health
— and she’s also just a heck of a lot of fun. We had a fun
— but intense
— interview, where we talked about her personal journey with anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, and how her quest to find greater health brought her to naturopathic medicine. Her book,
Beyond the Label, addresses stigma and the ideas and ways that we can gain control over our mental health.
This conversation is so important for so many reasons and it was full of actionable items — things we can do if we’re questioning our own states of mental health, or as a colleague or friend advocating on behalf of those who need our assistance.
Key Takeaways:
[1:53] Introducing the topic and guest for this week.
[3:26] Welcoming Christina to the podcast!
[3:56] Christina’s journey and story.
[13:26] Christina’s advice to friends and colleagues who notice someone struggling with mental health.
[16:32] ‘Starting in utero’; how the mental state begins before birth.
[21:09] When — in the normal spectrum of stress — we need to pay attention, and fundamental things we can do to protect ourselves from the adverse effects of stress.
[29:00] Self-love, quieting the outside voices around us, and a hard lesson in learning to let go and setting emotional boundaries.
[37:20] The reality of how we define — and how we should define — success.
[38:50] The concept of stigma and shame around genuinely loving yourself.
[43:29] The four elements in your health that are most important to address, and the ten steps you need to address in order to encompass these four principles.
[48:00] How Christina defines health.
[50:22] Six quick questions; Christina’s KPIs!
[54:45] Where to find more about Christina online.
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More About Christina Bjorndal
Christina discovered naturopathic medicine through her own journey of struggling with mental health. After surviving a suicide attempt in 1994, she began healing after reading a book called
A Return to Love, by Marianne Williamson. Since reading that book, she has spent the last 30 years learning to accept and understand herself, her diagnosis
— with the help of her many practitioners
— and has focused on finding more natural ways to help you improve your mental health.
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CALL TO ACTION
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