19 Interviews With People Who've Been Helped By Mindfulness

We have interviewed 19 people who have overcome struggles with the help of mindfulness. These stories show that mindfulness is one of the most powerful ways to overcome struggles of mental health.

Most recent stories of people helped by mindfulness

How a Mindset Change Helped Me Break Free From Childhood Trauma and Toxicity

How a Mindset Change Helped Me Break Free From Childhood Trauma and Toxicity

April 11, 2024
Helped by: Mindfulness, Reinventing yourself, Self-improvement, Therapy
From the C-Suites to the Streets and Back – Overcoming Addiction, Anxiety, Depression and PTSD

From the C-Suites to the Streets and Back – Overcoming Addiction, Anxiety, Depression and PTSD

March 21, 2024
Helped by: Mindfulness, Rehab, Religion, Self-improvement, Social support
Therapy Helped Me Overcome Depression and Better Cope With Chronic Health Conditions

Therapy Helped Me Overcome Depression and Better Cope With Chronic Health Conditions

March 8, 2024
Helped by: Mindfulness, Self-Care, Self-improvement, Therapy

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I’ve interviewed 19 people who have been helped by mindfulness, and here are the top 5 struggles that these people have overcome:

  1. Anxiety (12 posts)
  2. Depression (9 posts)
  3. Childhood (7 posts)
  4. Stress (7 posts)
  5. PTSD (4 posts)

In our many years of publishing helpful mental health content, we always received questions from our readers about specific situations. While we have a lot of helpful tips to share on how to be happier, we simply can’t offer advice for every situation.

That’s why I’ve set out to interview folks with every type of mental health struggle. My job as an interviewer is to categorize these interviews and present them in a way that is most helpful to our readers.

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Case studies

How a Mindset Change Helped Me Break Free From Childhood Trauma and Toxicity

“My mother said she wanted to end it in bloodshed and she waited for him to come home from his late-night meeting. She thought better of it when he was late arriving home. She was overwhelmed with thoughts of her in prison and me in foster care. To say that she made the right decision in achieving the goal of a good life is an answer I struggled to answer for many years.”

Struggled with:
Abuse
Anxiety
Childhood
CPTSD
Depression

Helped by:
Mindfulness
Reinventing yourself
Self-improvement
Therapy

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Case studies

From the C-Suites to the Streets and Back – Overcoming Addiction, Anxiety, Depression and PTSD

“Over the past decade, I have struggled with substance abuse immensely leading to anxiety, depression, and PTSD. After losing thirteen corporate jobs and ending up homeless, beaten up, and absolutely broken on the streets I have finally come to terms with my situation and am finding a path towards long-term sobriety and happiness.”

Struggled with:
Addiction
Anxiety
Depression
PTSD

Helped by:
Mindfulness
Rehab
Religion
Self-improvement

Case studies

Therapy Helped Me Overcome Depression and Better Cope With Chronic Health Conditions

“I clearly remember feeling like I was stuck deep down at the bottom of a dark hole where I could barely breathe. It was especially disturbing because I didn’t care if I stayed down there and never saw light again. Looking back, I realize that my severe depressive episode had been building for years, but I didn’t really notice it.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Chronic pain
Depression

Helped by:
Mindfulness
Self-Care
Self-improvement
Therapy

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Case studies

How I’m Navigating Lifelong Anxiety With Breathwork and Better Boundaries

“I found that practicing breathwork and working on my breathing was more than 50% of my battle. Not breathing correctly caused my anxiety to be triggered easier and with my breathing being shallow, it made it hard to talk at length. I believe this kept me in fight, flight, freeze mode for prolonged periods of time.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Stress

Helped by:
Mindfulness
Self-Care
Self-improvement

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Therapy and Medication Helped Me Overcome Depression, Anxiety and Burnout From Work

“My therapist played a crucial role in guiding me through this journey. She encouraged me to undergo medical checkups, which led to getting my hormone levels checked and eventually starting on medication. This medical intervention, combined with therapy, laid the foundation for my healing process.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Panic attacks
Stress

Helped by:
Journaling
Medication
Mindfulness
Self-Care
Therapy

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Finding My Way Through Bipolar, BPD, and PTSD With Therapy and Medication

“Something that I wish I had known earlier in my mental health journey is that my mental illness does not need to define me. I stopped using the phrase ‘I am Bipolar/BPD’ and instead I say, ‘I have…’ I did this when I noticed how overidentifying with my diagnosis was hindering rather than helping me.”

Struggled with:
Assault
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Childhood
Depression
PTSD

Helped by:
Exercise
Medication
Mindfulness
Self-improvement
Therapy

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Case studies

Yoga Helped Me Overcome Anxiety, Binge Eating and Body Dysmorphia

“At my worst moments, post-college, I think I truly hated myself. Again, to the outside eye, I was high-functioning, but I was making really poor decisions. I was cheating on my boyfriend at the time, partying for all hours, and doing anything I could to escape my reality.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Eating disorder
Miscarriage
Negative body image

Helped by:
Journaling
Mindfulness
Self-Care
Self-improvement