January Jones-Mind Over Body-McDonnell

January Jones welcomes Tom Ingrassia and Jared Chrudimsky co-author’s of When One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams sharing true life stories of people who have overcome insurmountable obstacles in order to live their dreams. Today’s interview features Ken McDonnell who is a husband, a father, triathlete and public relations director for Wake Up Narcolepsy, a nonprofit supporting awareness for Narcolepsy awareness and research.

In October 2007, just two weeks after completing a triathlon, Ken was riding his mountain bike when a car struck him from behind. He has no recollection of the accident, or the next five weeks. He was air-lifted to UMass Medical Center where a team of trauma specialists saved his life, and where his saga began, through life support, risky surgery, lengthy rehad and finally back from the abyss.

Ken McDonnell

Finding a therapist that has the expertise to assist you is relatively easy. Finding a therapist that has the expertise to assist, understands what you need and is a good fit for you, is something completely different.

One of the main reasons I choose to work with clients suffering from anxiety is because I have suffered from anxiety myself.

I struggled with social, generalized anxiety and panic attacks for many years. I know what it is like to avoid social situations because of the fear of feeling judged; I understand the humiliation of suddenly having a panic attack in public for no apparent reason; and I know what it is like to always be afraid of people seeing your anxiety and thinking that there is something wrong with you, or worse.

I understand and I get it.

Because I understand what it is like to have lived (past tense), with anxieties, and because I have tried a huge number of different tools and techniques myself and discovered what works and what does not – I can now offer people real help with real results for a better quality of life.

I also understand that there is no one way to fix each person’s anxieties. We are all unique. Each person brings specific and individual needs to a treatment session; and each person needs to be understood and treated in light of his or her own bio/psycho/social world.

This show is broadcast live on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).