Victoria Arlen on Near-Death Experience (Again), Struggling In Plain Sight, & FINALLY Finding Happiness (LIVE @ The Press Room)
This episode is presented by SWTHZ
with additional support from Insights Group
Victoria Arlen nearly died (again).
Late last year, the Seacoast celebrity experienced another setback in her physical health, causing her to (temporarily) give up on her new book, spiral out of control, and return to the wheelchair she's spent years trying to stay out of.
But as always, Arlen persevered, and now she's ready to tell her story more loudly than ever before.
In front of a live audience at The Press Room in downtown Portsmouth, the Exeter native, TV anchor, Dancing With the Stars alum, speaker, author, and nonprofit founder joins host Troy Farkas for a wide-ranging discussion about her tumultuous mental health journey, covering topics like spending four years in a vegetative state, drawing boundaries to protect herself from the wrong people , physical health setbacks, and much more.
The two also discuss how often the most successful people in the room are the ones we need to check on the most, why she almost never published her latest book, how to help someone who is struggling with mental health, and more.
Plus, questions from the audience!
To purchase Arlen's latest book, "The View Is Worth It," you can get it here.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Seacoast Stories Dinner Club CONCORD pres. by RC Conner : Wednesday, November 4, at 6:30 p.m. Book your seat at the table here. Seacoast Stories Dinner Club HAMPTON pres. by RC Conner on Wednesday, November 18, at 6:30 p.m. Book your seat at the table here.
SPONSORS:
SWTHZ Portsmouth: Lock in your founding membership today at Portsmouth's newest home for wellness. Insights Group : Rye's go-to mental health therapy practice!
Additional thanks to photographer Rachel Kimberly, videographer Kyle Michaud, Director of Partnerships Lucy Donnally, and Paige Arlen for making this evening possible.
CHAPTERS:
SS on NH Chronicle (00:00) Love of the Seacoast (10:06) Why she's the best she's ever been (13:30) Learning to draw boundaries (16:05) The 2025 relapse that nearly killed her (21:40) Suicidal ideations five years ago (32:10) The painful process of writing her new book (40:09) The problem with being labeled a "survivor" (51:04) Tips & tricks to cope with mental health (56:10) Questions from the audience (01:05:50)