Leading Seaman Vanessa Broughill
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On the surface, Vanessa Broughill is bright, bubbly and full of personality – but underlying she has had a personal battle with severe depression and anxiety. Still currently serving as an Electronic Warfare Specialist in the Royal Australian Navy, Vanessa chats to Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli about life at sea, life at home and how difficult it was for her to confront her diagnosis of depression after suffering in silence for over two years.
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