EP #1143:Mental Health Self-Care: A Memoir of Mistakes, Mania, and Motherhood

Send us a text Lisa is joined by Amelia Mahendran Zachry, the author of Enough: A Memoir of Mistakes, Mania, and Motherhood . Amelia Mahendran Zachry was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After graduating from Curtin University in Kuala Lumpur with a degree in marketing, she worked in public relations and marketing until she met her American husband, Daniel, when he was traveling through Malaysia with friends on a short vacation from their job in Japan. Since then, they have lived together in Japan, Canada (where Amelia obtained a second degree in human ecology from the University of Western Ontario), and Kentucky, and had two daughters together. Now a full-time writer, Amelia is also an advocate for sexual assault survivors and those who suffer from mental illness. She was recently published on HuffPost and Moms Don’t Have Time to Write, and blogs weekly at https://ameliazachry.com, where you can find a list of her recent appearances and more information about her and her work. Amelia lives in Lexington, Kentucky. From www.ameliazachry.com I am Enough An estimated 3.6% of U.S. adults had PTSD in the past year. Nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness ( 52.9 million in 2020).My experience with sexual assault and mental illness that followed has been one in secrecy, born of fear and shame. Going undiagnosed and untreated, I suffered in silence. Maladaptive behaviors that affected my life were just part of the norm for me. Once diagnosed, I learned about treatment and therapy and methodology to regain my life. I am walking the journey in recovery and have taken to writing to break the silence. Enough is an homage to all those suffering in silence.