You love listening to podcasts, but what do you know about your favourite podcast host? Podcaster Stories, with your host Danny Brown, allows you to meet the people behind the shows. Each episode sees a podcaster share their story, and how it shaped them into the person they are today. Stories that listeners of these shows may not know. The podcaster's battle with addiction, abuse, serious health issues, and a lot more. Podcaster Stories is perfect for both podcasters themselves and podcast listeners who want to know more about the people they listen to. There's a new episode every week - you can listen to Podcaster Stories online at podcasterstories.com or your favourite podcast app. Make sure to share the podcast on all of your social media so your friends can discover Podcaster Stories too. Follow and start listening now - this is a must listen for all podcast lovers.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
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episode 25: Jaclyn Brown on The Light Beyond Abuse and Mental Illness
This week, I sit down with Jaclyn Brown of Mental Health and Us, a podcast offering practical self-care and wellness tips to help other mental health sufferers and their loved ones cope.
Her podcast takes inspiration from her 20+ year battle with depression and anxiety, and her survival of an abusive childhood, to shine a positive light on a dark subject matter.
Topics up for discussion this week include:
- how her podcast came from her journey with anxiety and depression
- why she wanted to encourage more people to talk about their mental health
- why she finds writing easier than podcasting if doing it herself
- why being a solo podcaster made it really hard for her to get started
- why she chooses anxiety as her niche, and how depression plays into that
- how mental illness changes as your life changes
- how her social anxiety has benefited from the pandemic lockdown
- what are some of the challenges she's found as a mother to a child with anxiety issues during a pandemic
- how she came to write Young Adult books
- how her abusive childhood helped shape the characters in her early books
- what she's doing different for her kids versus what she experienced as a kid
- why she feels it's so important to acknowledge displays of emotion
- why she wants her podcast to be a casual and lighter approach to mental health
- why her mother is her hero
Join me for a chat about finding light in the darker tunnels that life can take you down.
Connect with Jaclyn:
- Mental Health and Us podcast
- A Girl and a Book
Contact me: danny@podcasterstories.com
My equipment:
- RODE PodMic
- Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen Audio Interface
- TRITON AUDIO Fethead In-Line Microphone Preamp
- Denon DJ HP-1100 Over Ear Headphones
- RockJam MS050 Adjustable Mic Suspension Boom
- Dragonpad Pop Filter
Recommended resources:
- Captivate.fm
- Aweber email marketing
- SquadCast remote interviewing
This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy
Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp