Ep12: Twinkle Choksi - The Power of Perspective - turning adversity into advantage and opportunity

Stories That Connect Us

This next episode sees us in conversation with Twinkle Choksi. Twinkle is a Trainee Clinical Psychologist who enjoys conversations about what makes you, you. Twinkle sees her adversities as an opportunity to develop resilience and learn lessons. She wants to share her story to help others feel safe, heard, and validated. With over ten years of education and experience in the field, Twinkle is passionate about providing a source of hope for those experiencing mental health difficulties, helping them to regain their strength, and empowering them to find their voice.

Topics covered during the episode:

1. How witnessing and experiencing adversity in early childhood can impact mental health, leading to anxiety and panic attacks.
2. Path to understanding and accepting anxiety.
3. Twinkle explains the challenges and opportunities of growing up bi-cultural as the child of immigrant parents.
4. Find out about her 10-year journey to become a Clinical Psychologist which includes navigating wins and losses; working part-time jobs to make ends meet and doing a range of volunteer jobs to gain experience to apply for the doctorate.
5. Celebrating wins - big & small - as well as looking for the lessons in life experiences.
6. The power of perspective to help you re-write your own story and embrace the multicultural aspects of who you are.

If you're impacted by anything shared in this episode, here is a list of resources where you can go to for information & support:

(1) Anxiety UK (2) Sanctus Directory

Connect with Twinkle: LinkedIn: Twinkle Choksi www.linkedin.com/in/twinklechoksi; Instagram: twinkle.17 https://www.instagram.com/twinkle.17

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