When Life Gives You Lemons

This is the 3rd and final instalment of this special Battle Cancer mini-series where for 3 episodes, you have heard from some incredible people involved in BC, including some inspirational cancer survivors who have benefited from the work that BC do. Today you are going to hear 3 different stories – first off is the incredible 19 year old Rob, who is living with an inoperable brain tumour, We then...

In this 2nd instalment of the special Battle Cancer mini-series you will hear from the amazing BC program coach Sam alongside his client Holly who he has been training on one of the BC programs following her breast cancer diagnosis.  It is a real moving listen where you can hear Sam’s motivation and drive that comes from the losses his family has endured due to cancer and how he is channelling tha...

This is a special Battle Cancer mini-series where for the next 3 episodes, you will hear from some incredible people involved in Battle Cancer including some inspirational cancer survivors who have benefited from the work that Battle Cancer do.  As a cancer survivor myself this is a topic that means a lot to me.  Following my own cancer journey, exercise and movement saved me both physically and e...

Sarah de Lagarde's life changed in September 2022 when she had an accident at a tube station where she fell through the gap and and was hit by two tube trains.  This resulted in the loss of her right arm and leg.  Despite this, Sarah’s mindset remains positive and her message is one of optimism and strength.  She is committed to inspiring others and raising awareness of diversity, equality and inc...

Oritse Williams is a musician and the creator and founding member of JLS – one of the biggest boybands of recent times.   After becoming the runners up on 2008’s X Factor, JLS went on to become a multi-platinum award winning band selling over 6 million records worldwide, winning 5 brit awards and 2 MOBO awards.   Oritse is also well known for his charitable work and has recently been made a celebr...

On 7th July 2005 Martine Wright found herself on the circle line tube travelling to Aldgate station.  That morning she was late to work and so sat in a different carriage to normal – as she sat and read the paper, she was unaware she was sitting just 3 feet away from a suicide bomber.  Martine was one of the worst injured survivors following the 7/7 terrorist attack in London.  She lost both her l...

Sam Jalloh has a remarkable story - He grew up in war torn Sierra Leone, where he faced unimaginable adversities and sorrow as a young child.  He survived the brutal civil war and despite what he had been through he managed to find a path forward through his love for tennis.  Regardless of the fact that he learnt to play barefoot and initially with only his hands and then a tennis racquet made fro...

Michael is an international swimmer having represented team GB and Jamaica in his career.  Michael is not only known for his skills in the water – but he is a passionate advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion in sport.  Since retiring from swimming last year he has been busy trying to change the world through his LGBTQ+ campaigning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Will is a British swimmer who represented Team GB at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2021. Will was born with Achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and following his return from Tokyo he started to speak up about the verbal abuse he often received due to his condition.  He was fed up with the bullying behaviours which he is often subjected to and he put a call out on social media asking for change. Si...

As a broadcaster and counselling psychologist, Sian holds a unique perspective on trauma.  Initially, as a broadcaster Sian was an eyewitness to some horrific events, which drove her to train as a trauma assessor, she then experienced significant adversity herself when she went through her own breast cancer, and she has since qualified to be a psychologist specialising in post-traumatic growth.  ...

This episode is just me telling my story.  Who I am, what I have been through throughout the past few years following my breast cancer diagnosis and also what I’ve learnt from my guests since starting the podcast. I conclude the final episode of the season by answering some questions which previous guests have asked me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erin Kennedy MBE is the Coxswain with the GB rowing team currently steering the Mix 4 of the Paralympic rowing squad. Erin is the Paralympic gold champion, two time world champion, three time European champion and world cup winner and she is the first Cox to ever hold these 4 titles at any one time. What is remarkable about this list is that Erin achieved some of these victories with breast cancer...

In 2018 Marcus faced a near death experience when he was hit by a truck whilst out on his bike. This traumatic experience allowed Marcus to gain a new perspective on life and 9 months following that incident, he completed an epic challenge of completing 30 marathons in 30 days. He now shares his passion for life and his positive mindset with others through coaching, motivational speaking and podca...

Ellie Simmonds OBE is a former Paralympic British swimmer. In 2008, at the young age of only 13, she won 2 gold medals at the Beijing Paralympic Games. Four years later, in her home games in London she won another 2 gold medals and set a world record time.  She wasn’t finished though…because then in 2016 at the Rio Paralympic games she won another gold medal, setting her second world record in the...

*LIVE* recording from The Mind, Body, Spirit Festival, London Katie Taylor is the founder and CEO of The Latte Lounge, an online platform for women over 40, which exists to help women in midlife thrive at home and in the workplace.  Katie founded The Latte lounge in 2016 after suffering for 4 years with misdiagnosed symptoms of perimenopause.  Her community now supports more than 50,000 women with...

Becky Downie is a British Gymnast who has been instrumental in the change and development within the culture of the sport. Her story is one of sheer grit and resilience despite significant trauma, tragedy and challenges. Becky is a double Olympian, multiple World, European and Commonwealth medallist.  Her long and illustrious gymnastics career has had many highs and lows and she has most recently...

As a young, fit 20 year old, Eddie was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and suddenly found himself questioning his own mortality. Eddie has said that by the time he was cancer free, he was mentally and physically broken.  Once reaching remission, Eddy started writing a blog ‘Chemo2Cardio’ documenting his return to fitness. He has since ran multiple marathons, ultra marathons and ironman triat...

Eve is one of Great Britain’s most successful Winter Olympians, having represented the British Woman’s curling team at 4 Olympic Games. In Beijing 2022, she achieved the ultimate goal, captaining the team to Olympic gold, despite several challenges in the lead up to the games.   Later that year, she was voted 3rd by the public in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, the first winter sports pers...

Dr Philippa has a particular interest in children's, women's and sexual health, having written multiple books on these topics including ‘; an owners guide’, 'The ‘M’ Word – everything you need to know about the Menopause', and ‘Doctors Get Cancer Too’.  This is her honest memoir where she shares her journey of being diagnosed with bowel cancer revealing how it actually feels to be sat on the other...

Matty is a team GB diver and Olympic champion, winning an Olympic gold medal alongside Tom Daly in the 10m Synchro in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In this chat, we speak about the mindset that it takes to become the best in the world and how life hasn’t always been easy for him. Since becoming Olympic champion, opportunities have opened up for Matty and he was in the 2021 series of I’m A Celebrity Get...

Ruth has a fascinating story of survival from the holocaust. Her story is a sequence of extraordinary co-incidences and luck which saw her eventually fleeing Germany and being sent to England after the war aged 16.  She arrived in England totally alone, speaking no English and with the knowledge that all of her immediate family had perished at the hands of the ’s.  Unbelievabely and despite experi...

Although you may recognise Brookes name from her days as an actress, she is more recently well known and respected for her work campaigning against knife crime following the brutal murder of her brother Ben when he was stabbed in an unprovoked attack on the streets of London in 2008 aged just 16.  Ben had just been out with some friends celebrating the end of his GCSE’s and he never got the chance...

In this episode we discussed how the loss of Alice's first-born son who was stillborn at 40 weeks continues to influence her life and the person she is today. Alice is an entrepreneur, coach, media expert, journalist, author, public speaker and a mother of three. After the publication of her first book, she founded The Step Up Club, which helps women to thrive in their careers.  Highlights of our...

Charlie is a professional Ski racer, competing in giant slalom. He is sponsored by Van Deer Red Bull and has been on the Team GB ski team for the previous 14 years. In this chat we discuss how losing his father to lung cancer as a young boy impacted his career as a ski racer, how that childhood trauma has affected him with his relationships today, and his exciting but turbulent life as a professio...

Carly has always been a breast cancer advocate, having lost her mum and grandmother to the disease. Then in her mid thirties, she received her own diagnosis, when she found a lump under her arm whilst accompanying her sister to chemotherapy. Since then, she has shared her breast cancer journey on social media from diagnosis, throughout her treatment and into her remission and she continues to shar...