Ella is the best selling author of From Broken to Beautifully Broken. She is a mental health advocate and public speaker. Through her challenges in life, she teaches her readers and listeners how to find the beauty in all the things you think may have broken you.
Ella’s memoir, which is not only captivating but also inspirational, tells a story of triumph over trauma, beauty over the broken. Her story actually began at the young age of just 4 years old. In 1986, Ella was in a nearly fatal car accident. In 1996, she was bullied due to the lasting effects of that car accident. Throughout her childhood, she was surrounded by narcissists who crushed her self worth and domestic violence relationships, both physical and emotional. She’s struggled with substance abuse to silence her anxiety and depression. She’s experienced divorce, the ups and downs of parenting, grief and loss and ultimately an eating disorder that left her near organ failure…each event making her a little more broken. Someone’s mental health IS health and the more we learn about mental health the more we can prevent outcomes like hers. She’s using her voice for those who may not be ready to use their voice. The greater support system we can build for those suffering is silence, the greater the chance that they will use their voice to change the narrative, become the best versions of themselves and thrive.
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Ella shares the powerful continuation of her journey with eating disorders, confronting intense personal trauma and resilience. Join her, G-Rex, and Dirty Skittles as they delve into mental health's raw realities, underscoring the importance of support and self-compassion.
In this episode, G-Rex and Dirty Skittles chat with bestselling author Ella about her journey through trauma, abuse, and an eating disorder. Ella’s story of resilience, featured in her memoir From Broken to Beautifully Broken, inspires hope and mental health recovery.
