Ever wondered what makes therapists... therapists?
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Join hosts Michaela McCarthy and Dipti Solanki as they flip the script, turning candid conversations with fellow therapists into powerful revelations about the human experience - from both sides of the couch.
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Ever wondered what makes therapists... therapists?
Step into a world where mental health professionals become the storytellers, sharing their own raw, unfiltered journeys and insights.
Join hosts Michaela McCarthy and Dipti Solanki as they flip the script, turning candid conversations with fellow therapists into powerful revelations about the human experience - from both sides of the couch.
From Addiction to Grief: How to Rebuild Your Life After Unimaginable Loss | Nina Stephenson-Camps | A Bunch of Therapists Podcast | Episode 16
A Bunch of Therapists
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From Addiction to Grief: How to Rebuild Your Life After Unimaginable Loss | Nina Stephenson-Camps | A Bunch of Therapists Podcast | Episode 16
This episode contains discussion around addiction, cancer, grief and loss, and bullying.
🎧 Join us for an incredibly moving and inspirational conversation with businesswoman and mindset coach Nina Stephenson-Camps as she shares her profound journey through addiction recovery, devastating loss, and the resilience required to rebuild life in the worst possible circumstances.
This open, emotional and wide-ranging discussion explores how Nina transformed her life twice - first overcoming addiction whilst building a successful PR career, and then facing the ultimate test when her husband was diagnosed with late-stage cancer, leaving her to raise two young daughters alone.
Hosted by:Michaela McCarthy (Founder of The Awareness Centre, The Awareness Centre Training School, and Creator and Host of A Bunch of Therapists Podcast. Senior BACP Accredited Psychotherapist and Influential Leader) and Dipti Solanki (Therapist, Coach & Consultant, Mental Health Trainer and Founder of Grief Matters 4 All CIC).
In this compelling episode, Nina openly shares:• Recognising that addiction issues had taken control despite career success in PR• The pivotal moment of seeking help from a life coach• Making the brave decision to quit her job and travel the world for a year• Getting clean and sober and the role therapy played in her recovery• Pivoting from high-pressure corporate PR to freelance mindset coaching• Her husband's devastating late-stage cancer diagnosis• Exhausting all treatment options and facing the reality of terminal illness• Supporting her husband through his final months at home• The unimaginable challenge of single parenting two young daughters through grief• Rebuilding life and finding hope after the worst possible lossThis essential conversation offers profound insights into resilience, hope, and the human capacity to survive and thrive after life's most devastating challenges.
🔍 Key Topics Discussed:• Recognising and addressing addiction whilst maintaining professional success• The role of life coaching in early recovery• Using travel and new experiences as part of healing• Transitioning from corporate life to meaningful work• Supporting a partner through terminal illness• Helping children understand and process bereavement• Single parenting whilst processing your own grief• Finding strength you didn't know you had• Building a new life from the ground up• The importance of professional support during crisis
Chapters:Â
00:00 Intro 1:25 Why Nina Went into Therapy06:10 Being Promoted While Working in PR & Having a Breakdown07:37 Nina's Solo Travelling & Stopping Drinking 10:20 Nina's Dynamics with Female Bosses13:00 Nina's Transition to Freelancing & Using Meditation Techniques15:28 Not Being Concerned By Others Perception 17:28 How Nina Works with Teams & Organisations19:20 Developing Compassion in a Corporate Space20:20 Nina's Husband's Diagnosis 26:50 Nina and her Families Conversations About Death29:50 Nina's Husbands Death30:50 Nina's Experience of Grief & Navigating Other Peoples' Projections33:00 Watching Her Daughters' Go Through The Grief of Losing Their Dad38:55 Nina's New Capacity Levels for Work 40:00 The First Year of Grief Isn't the Hardest41:05 Nina's Advice for Listeners42:40 Outro
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A Bunch of Therapists
Ever wondered what makes therapists... therapists?
Step into a world where mental health professionals become the storytellers, sharing their own raw, unfiltered journeys and insights.
Join hosts Michaela McCarthy and Dipti Solanki as they flip the script, turning candid conversations with fellow therapists into powerful revelations about the human experience - from both sides of the couch.
