MORTAL AND STRONG - The Podcast

Another inspiring and incredible story shared from Voice No. 25 of the 100 from Mortal And Strong's 2024 Spotlight Campaign - Scars of Gold. Chrissie is a lovely incredibly strong woman who we were honoured to have share her journey of being diagnosed de novo (straight to secondary) breast cancer at the age of 43. As a mum with two boys, Chrissie had just finished qualifications and was ready to s...

This episode was recorded remotely (not in a studio) as part of our campaign travelling the UK to raise awareness and support for charities. To support the campaign or learn more, please visit the website. We are delighted to interview the beautifully witty Juliet, sharing her journey with primary breast cancer and how she fought for nearly 2 years to have a full double mastectomy for symmetry and...

Another incredibly insightful episode sharing the newest Voice to the Mortal And Strong campaign - Nirusha. Nirusha, in her 30's, went from someone with a professional career, embracing life travelling the world as a Scuba diver instructor but then faced multiple life changing problems in quick succession, turning her world on its head. After a major accident 2 years ago in which Nirusha broke the...

Introducing another podcast episode of Mortal And Strong and in this episode we have the immensely inspirational advocate for vulva cancer - Clare. Clare's journey with Stage 3 vulva cancer is hugely important to raise awareness and address social stigmatisation of disease and the taboos around terminology of our intimate anatomy. Clare had an undiagnosed condition for over 30 years (from the age...

In this episode we share the conversation with Anjlee, Voice No. 21 of the Spotlight Campaign for Mortal And Strong. Anjlee shares her journey from being a mum in her 30's with two young children, working as a pre-school teacher and enjoying life. After seeing a post on social media raising awareness on the importance of being breast aware, Anjlee checked her breasts and discovered a lump. Months...

Voice No. 20....1/5th the way through our 100 Voices and here we have a very rare and unique Voice sharing insight into something hardly ever discussed or even known about. The delightfully optimistic and life-loving Sarah sharing her journey of having two very rare conditions (one of which linked to a genetic mutation) - HNPP (Hereditary Neuropathy With Pressure Palsies) and Hypermetabolism. Thes...

Introducing another episode and another Voice of the Mortal And Strong 2024 campaign. This episode we speak with the lovely soul that is Sue. Sue is such a gentle soul and provides a real and honest insight into living with chronic pain as she was diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia two years ago. Trigeminal Neuralgia is an incurable condition whereby one of the nerves within the face causes inter...

Welcome to Mortal And Strong the Podcast - Charity Spotlight special episodes...today featuring TimeNorfolk charity - a charity that provides free counselling and support to both women and men affected by pregnancy loss, at any time. In this episode Dr Liz Murray, founder of Mortal And Strong, is interviewing Fiona Gosden (CEO of TimeNorfolk). They talk in an open and real discussion about the com...

Welcoming another Voice to our collection of 100 - Voice No. 17 the beautiful soul that is Claire W. Claire, in her 40's, is sharing her journey with secondary breast cancer. After finding a lump which would have been difficult to spot (only able to feel when leaning forward) - Claire thought things were going well. Initially told stage 1 and not needing chemotherapy or a mastectomy...Claire was d...

The latest episode of Mortal And Strong and we are introducing Voice No. 16 of 100 - the incredible Dawn. Dawn is sharing her experience of living with fibroids; how the onset of symptoms began with puberty and how for years was led to believe from those around her (including the healthcare system) that the warning signs of fibroids were 'normal periods'. Dawn shares how this false belief that her...

Another insightful and importance episode in the series with the wonderful Ellie Howie. Ellie is Voice No. 15 of 100 for the 2024 campaign putting a spotlight on women facing incurable disease at a young age. In this episode Ellie shares her unique and personal journey of being diagnosed with the BRCA gene mutation putting her at a significantly greater risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and ot...

Another episode of Mortal And Strong and today's episode is full of poignant reflections with a touch of dark humour. The wonderful and bubbly soul that is Jeannie, sharing her story of a de novo diagnosis of breast cancer. 5 Years ago, whilst enjoying life, working, a mum and wife - Jeannie was diagnosed with breast cancer that had already metastasised to the bones. Jeannie was breast-aware as ha...

A new episode of Mortal And Strong and another Voice to add to the 100 being interviewed this season. Tracy W - sharing, amongst many things, her experience with connective tissue disease, heart disease including Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and heart failure brought on by an inherited condition putting her at increased risk at a young age. Tracy is a wonderfully positive spirited person who despite h...

Welcome to another episode of the Mortal And Strong podcast and in this episode we have the honour of sharing another amazing Voice - Laura B. Laura B is sharing the unique and rare story of being diagnosed with Addison's disease - a rare endocrine disorder that affects 1 in 10,000 people in the UK and is more common in women. Laura B was first diagnosed with premature ovarian failure, plummeting...

Introducing Voice No. 11 (of 100) - the beautifully witty and honest published author and food-blogger Jo (Joanna Weston). In this podcast episode Jo shares her honest story, with all the highs and lows overcoming anorexia as a teenager, the honest struggles of trying to conceive (including miscarriage), her experience of both an ideal birth followed by a traumatic birth and how postnatal depressi...

Another Mortal And Strong episode with Voice No. 10 (of 100) for the 2024 project focusing on Women's Health. Viv shares how very powerful and honest story of the true rollercoaster that women experience when getting a diagnosis of secondary breast cancer early on in life. Viv's secondary diagnosis was de novo, which means the cancer is already metastatic at presentation. Viv epitomises what Morta...

Introducing another Voice from the 2024 Mortal And Strong project - Voice No. 9 and the wonderful soul that is Tracy. In this episode Tracy shares her journey of originally being diagnosed with primary breast cancer before then later being diagnosed with incurable secondary breast cancer. Tracy is an NHS nurse and shares the unique insight into what it is like when someone has inside medical knowl...

Introducing voice No. 8 - the beautiful soul that is Helen. In this episode presenters Liz & Laura talk to Helen about her journey with breast cancer and thyroid disease. Helen talks about the numerous complications of having breast re-constructive surgery and the little details people don't always consider in having delayed reconstructive surgery. Helen's openness of finding her journey with...

Introducing another amazing strong voice from the series and we are honoured to have published author Camilla Fellas Arnold sharing her journey to being diagnosed with Endometriosis, struggles with fertility and miscarriage. Camilla's journey is like that of a beautiful Butterly coming into its own glory. As a teenager Camilla was bullied for her heavy and problematic periods, and through various...

Introducing another episode of Mortal and Strong with a new Voice from the project...Lisa. Lisa is Voice No. 6 (of 100) and is sharing her hugely relatable story of taking years to get a diagnosis of Lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune condition whereby the body attacks its own tissues as a result of simple triggers (virus, stress, temperature) and can lead to organ damage and significant disability. Be...

Introducing another episode of Mortal And Strong and another Voice of the project...Karianne. Karianne is Voice No. 5 (of 100). Here we are privileged that Karianne has allowed us to do a special episode whereby we are capturing Karianne early on in her journey with breast cancer. Karianne began treatment for primary breast cancer in 2024 and is half way through her chemotherapy treatment. This is...

Introducing Voice No. 4 from the Mortal And Strong project...Lorna Bramble sharing her journey of postnatal depression following a traumatic birth and how this first experience of mental health came out of nowhere but how she found he way back to living life well. Lorna was always an optimistic, energetic person living life to the full. Starting a family came at the right time and Lorna had what f...

I  Introducing Voice No. 3 from the Mortal And Strong project... Gizela Schultz sharing her experience of metastatic breast cancer...of how she is living (and working) despite being given months to live - over a year ago. Gizela is a wonderful, humble soul who went to her GP for over 6 months complaining of nipple discharge, only to be given antibiotics and dismissed. It was only after seeing...

Introducing Voice No. 2 from the Mortal And Strong project... Jen Moore of Jen.dometriosis. Jen is infamous for her incredible advocacy work on Endometriosis and Adenomyosis. Jen shares with us her horrendous journey of having her heavy and painful periods dismissed for over a decade before discovering she had stage 4 endometriosis and adenomyosis leaving her with organ damage and needing an hyste...

Introducing Voice. No. 1...Amy. In this episode we speak to Amy about her journey with secondary breast cancer at a young age as well as a rare cancer in the leg (Sarcoma). In true MAS style we discuss everything from menopause, cancer, chemo to the reality and impact of facing your mortality on your self identity and relationships. Amy's positive attitude and outlook on life despite living with i...