010: Let’s Talk About Mental Health – PTSD w/ Anne Alobwede

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we continue our discussions around mental health, and today, we welcome back Anne Alobwede. Anne is one of the many victims of domestic abuse. She has suffered immense violence from her partner, and because of this, her life took a turn for the worse. Her experiences resulted in a long-running trauma that, up until today, she continues to battle. In this episode, she joins us to talk about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>[00:01 – 06:54] Opening Segment</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">I explain what PTSD is and the different ways it affects people</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">I introduce our guest</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>[06:55 – 15:28] Domestic Abuse</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Anne talks about her experience with domestic abuse and how it took her life to a drastic turn for the worse</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The only time that she stood up for herself resulted in her incarceration</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>[15:29 – 30:38] PTSD</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How her trauma affected her day-to-day life</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Managing her PTSD while in prison</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Life after prison</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Avoiding the things that reminded her of her previous life</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span styl