This time, I'm joined by Lauren McQuade from Soulkraft Coaching.For the past 25 years Lauren has been on a journey, which has taken her from the depths of despair to the highest of highs - quite literally.  In her mid-twenties she was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder (also known as Manic Depression).  This has posed many challenges over the years and even led her to her being admitted to hospital 5 times.  However, the silver lining to this cloud is that Lauren's difficulties with her mental health have led her to discover her life’s purpose - to teach others and spread the message about the skill of self-compassion, something that has been truly transformational in terms of her own mental health.   Listen to Lauren speaking from the heart about why this work is important to her, connecting with her values and purpose, and ways of practicing self-compassion which we can apply for ourselves.