EP62 Emmy Brunner on Resilience, Joy and Mental Wellness

Emmy Brunner is a psychotherapist and founder of The Recover Clinic.During her 20 years in the field, Emmy has discovered patterns in the ways women are conditioned to respond to trauma and life challenges. She believes that we’ve all experienced trauma in our lives and that ‘mental illness' is our response to trauma.In this episode, Emmy tells us that our patriarchal society and advertising culture bullies women, and we have to find ways to build inner strength and resilience, so as not to accept unachievable beauty standards as the norm. These messages are created to tap into our vulnerabilities and foster feelings of shame, and our healing is to separate from them and find our own voice.We also discuss the impact of moving online this year, and the impact of the pandemic and social isolation on our mental wellbeing. And finally, Emmy calls for us all to look for joy and embrace life, and to challenge ingrained beliefs within us that say that’s not possible. This conversation was recorded on 27th November 2020. I hope you enjoy listening.This episode is brought to you by Ohne. Find out more - https://www.thewotpod.com/ohneTeamGuest - Emmy BrunnerHost - Frankie CottonProduction Support - Georgia BuchananSound Editor - Beth DavisonGet in touchSend your feedback to [email protected]Tweet us https://twitter.com/TheWotPodJoin us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewotpod/Or hop over to Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thewotpodConnect with Emmy Brunnerhttps://emmybrunner.com/https://www.therecoverclinic.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/emmybrunnerofficial/https://twitter.com/emmybrunnerConnect with Frankie Cottonhttps://twitter.com/FrankieCotton_https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_/For more information visit https://thewotpod.com