Emily chats with Dr. Viviana Re, who opens up about experiencing panic attacks during her PostDoc and how they restricted her personal and work behaviour.

This episode touches on:

·  Vivana’s love of books, the sea and nature in general

·  Personal growth

·  Descriptions of anxiety and panic attacks, and how to recognise them

·  Hiding symptoms at work to avoid being judged harshly

·  How the unpredictable nature of panic attacks restricted Viviana’s personal and work behaviour

·  The series of events that encouraged Viviana to shift her approach to managing panic attacks

Resources:

·  Personal Blog: https://biralnas.wordpress.com/

·  Books: Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway (Susan Jeffers); The power of now (Ekart Tolle), The God of small things (Arundhati Roy)

·  Article: https://alltogether.swe.org/2020/06/mental-health-women-in-stem

·  Podcast: Yoga on the Sofa, Morgana (in Italian)

Full transcript of the podcast is available here (https://sonix.ai/r/ciSoCN1L8hoGFySo9s5hGoqj/share?utm_source=sonix&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=link), with many thanks to Dan Ranson. 

Mental health support: please contact your GP or use the appropriate support for your country at https://checkpointorg.com/global/

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Recorded: 03/09/2021.

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