Petra was born and raised in the infamous Children of God cult, conditioned to believe that she was being groomed to save the world. Being punished, shamed and ostracised for not ‘following the rules’, was the norm. As was being ‘home-schooled’ and moving countries to join a new ‘commune’ every year or so. It led to depression, alcohol addiction and suicidal ideation. Fast-forwarding some years, Petra is now a psychotherapist, renowned mental health expert, TEDx speaker and the CEO of mental health consultancy PVL. In this episode we discuss Petra’s ‘starting over story’ from her childhood in the cult, to ‘escaping’ to London, and discovering truth, freedom and education. We also discuss mental health in the workplace, including some common (unhelpful) misconceptions like if someone is aware of, or struggles with, their mental health they are not good at their job, or that if mental health issues are actually spoken about at work, they will get worse. Petra shares what YOU can do to change the culture, starting now. Connect with us through these links below: Shannon: InstagramTikTokWebsiteYouTubePetra: Instagram LinkedInWebsiteMusic by: Flood (Instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyznCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0