**Today with stand-up comic and accountant Shamiso Mushambi we talk about the juxtaposition of achieving our goals and its cost on our wellbeing if not kept in check.
We cover:
• How she got into stand-up comedy.
• Taking control of our lives and narratives.
• Type casting in movies/ series. How Miranda Bailey in Grey's Anatomy means different things to different viewers.
• Imposter syndrome.
• How her plans for 2020 panned out.
• High functioning survival mode when depressed and suicidal.
• Detaching from our feelings and what it does to us.
• Self-care is not optional if you want to live, and not just getting by.
• Finding our reason to live, both internal and external.
• Young people being convinced that all anxiety needs to be medicated. There needs to be a scale.
*Content note: this episode contains topics such as depression and suicidal ideation. Mention of pedophilia (no details or what happenned, but it is mentioned), discretion is advised*
