Smashing The Ceiling
183 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWelcome to Smashing The Ceiling, the show where we showcase the lives of women with interesting, unusual and inspiring careers, those who have achieved amazing things, some who've got a really cool or unusual job, and some who've just had a fascinating life.
Each week I sit down with one amazing human to dig a little deeper into the HOW of it all - how did they get where they are, how they picked themselves up when things didn’t go right, and how their mentors, motivations and mistakes have led them to achieve the things they have.
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80. COVID Special - Liz Bode and Scott Kilpatrick
June 15, 2020 07:31 - 14 minutes - 11.7 MBI absolutely loved these two! This was a delight of a conversation with a lot of laughs and I'm so pleased that we made it happen - I should probably add that Liz was 39 weeks pregnant at the time of recording... Liz Bode is a veterinary cardiology specialist - our second one featured in the COVID specials, who’d have thought it - who works at ChesterGates Veterinary Specialists in Cheshire. Scott Kilpatrick is a specialist in small animal internal medicine and was recently appointed hea...
79. Borborygmi - Jessi Benn and Nat Scroggie
June 11, 2020 06:00 - 11 minutes - 9.34 MBThis week we are talking side hustles, and today's conversation on Borborygmi features two friends, Jessi Benn and Nat Scroggie, who discussed a little about what it’s like to take risks in your career as a vet. They’ve both been in practice for a few years, and are now exploring what avenues they’d like to pursue within the veterinary profession and beyond, and are both combining locuming with side hustles and other projects. Nat loves running and is combining blogging with her clinical ca...
78. COVID Special - Jessica Kania and Dawn Garvey
June 08, 2020 08:54 - 14 minutes - 11.5 MBWe are so thrilled that today we’ve got our first international guests on Borborygmi! A little milestone for the pod. Naomi’s guests today are Jessia Kania and Dawn Garvey, both veterinarians in small animal practice in Illinois, outside of Chicago. Jessica graduated in 2017 and Dawn in 2009, and they are former colleagues and good friends. In this chat they talk about life in the USA with the shelter in place order, and some of the financial pressures that COVID has brought to their practic...
77. Borborygmi - Stephanie Writer-Davis and Brian Faulkner
June 04, 2020 06:00 - 14 minutes - 11.6 MBBetween them, Brian Faulkner and Stephanie Writer-Davis have a wealth of experience in clinical practice. Brian has been a vet for almost 25 years and has made a career out of diversifying within the profession, from setting up practice on his own to completing masters degrees in both business and psychology. Steph is a general practitioner with 35 years of experience under her belt, and both are past-presidents of SPVS, which is how they met. But in a world of increasing specialisation and ...
76. Borborygmi - Holly Sutton and Hannah Fitzsimmonds
May 28, 2020 06:32 - 15 minutes - 12.6 MBAs final year vet students at Bristol and Surrey respectively, both Hannah FItzsimmonds and Holly Sutton know the myriad stresses that vet students face each year and are both dedicated to doing something to tackle it. Hannah is the Welfare Representative for the AVS, and Holly is one third of the start up VetFit- a research driven veterinary service dedicated to reducing the impact of stress through sport, exercise and social support. We join their conversation talking about their own exper...
75. COVID Special - Louise Turley and Matt Yarnall
May 25, 2020 19:32 - 14 minutes - 12.2 MBYou’ll quickly realise from listening to the gentle ribbings doled out in this episode of Borborygmi that today's guests are two people that Naomi knows very well. Louise Turley is a small animal vet and a Director of Mulberry House Vets, an independent practice that she co-founded with two other vets and their practice manager in January 2019. Matt Yarnall joined Boehringer Ingelheim as a cattle veterinary advisor 8 years ago, and now works exclusively in a marketing role. They all went to...
74. Borborygmi - Sean McCormack and Adrian Nelson-Pratt
May 21, 2020 16:38 - 13 minutes - 10.9 MBThis week is Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, and this conversation features Adrian Nelson-Pratt, and Sean McCormack talking openly on that subject. You’ll probably quickly realise that the two of them are great friends. having known one another well for some years now since Sean was the student rep for Hills pet foods at Dublin University, and Adrian was the Hills Veterinary Affairs Manager. Sean is now the head vet for tails.com, a bespoke online pet food company, and following ma...
73. COVID Special - Liv Bass and Zara Abas
May 18, 2020 18:00 - 16 minutes - 13.4 MBToday’s guests on Borborygmi are Liv Bass and Zara Abas. Liv and Zara are final year vet students at the University of Nottingham; Zara is from North Wales, and Liv is from the north east, and they are both currently locked down with their families. They are in the process of revising for their finals, which are due to take place very soon. Clearly the Coronavirus pandemic has played havoc with university education in ways we might not have dreamed possible, particularly for vet students whe...
72. Borborygmi - Aubrey Kumm and Tim Kousi
May 14, 2020 06:00 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MBThis week on Borborygmi, we drop in on a conversation between Aubrey Kumm and Timokleia Kousi. Aubrey is a vet who got bitten by the technology bug while completing a masters in neuroscience. He has spent the last 3 years developing a veterinary platform and app called Guava Vet, which tackles a big issue facing our profession today - recruitment. Here, he talks to Timokleia, founder of Vet Futurist and one of a growing number of professionals helping vets to make the most of technology by c...
71. COVID Special - Kieran Borgeat and Shaun Taylor
May 11, 2020 19:35 - 14 minutes - 11.6 MBOn today's Borborygmi Zoom call, Naomi caught up with Kieran Borgeat, clinical lead in veterinary cardiology at Langford Vets at the University of Bristol, and his great friend Shaun Taylor, a the founder and director of Yatton Vets in Somerset, an independent first-opinion practice. These two have been friends since their uni days at Bristol and here discuss their contrasting experiences of employment during Coronavirus - Kieran is now on furlough, whilst Shaun is running his practice sing...
70. Borborygmi - Hannah Fitzsimmonds and Matt Dobbs
May 07, 2020 06:00 - 10 minutes - 8.94 MBIn this episode of Borborygmi, we’re talking about money. Hannah Fitzsimmonds is a final year vet student at Bristol University and until recently, was the AVS Welfare rep. Matt Dobbs qualified from the University of Edinburgh in 1999 and was a farm vet for many years, progressing to be the managing director of Westpoint Farm Vets. He is also a trustee of the Animal Welfare Foundation and a co-founder of VetYou, which aims to get vets thinking about their finances and financial future. B...
69. COVID Special - Holly Norman and Jenny Bowen-Smith
May 04, 2020 06:00 - 12 minutes - 10.4 MBToday, on the second Corona special of Borborygmi, I’m joined by Holly Norman and Jenny Bowen-Smith. Holly is a joint venture partner with Vets4Pets, and is in charge two practices in Peterborough with her business partner Laura. Jenny is a small animal vet in the first opinion practice at one of the vet schools, so whilst she primarily sees cases, she is also involved in teaching and lecturing. These two met at the RVC, from where they graduated in 2011. They were in the same rotation gr...
68. Borborygmi - Fiona Andrew and Sophie Walsh
April 30, 2020 06:00 - 10 minutes - 9 MBToday on Borborygmi, Sophie is chatting with Fiona Andrew. Fiona has been a qualified vet nurse for almost 20 years and has spent much of her career looking at what it means to be a nurse in modern veterinary practice. Currently working as a Business Support Manager for the Vet Partners Group, Fiona is also Chair of the BVA advisory board. This conversation covers the relationship between vets, vet nurses and owners in practice and also discusses Fiona’s work as leader of an important new Ve...
67. COVID Special - Ami Sawran and Fi Boothby
April 27, 2020 06:00 - 13 minutes - 11.3 MBToday's podcast marks the start of a special set of extra Borborygmi episodes we have recently recorded to capture the changes to life in the veterinary profession since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic. We'll be featuring vets, nurses and students from across the industry over the next few weeks, with conversations interspersed amongst the original Borborygmi collection recorded at last year's London Vet Show. Our first guests on the 'Covid Special' version of Borborygmi are Ami Saw...
66. Borborygmi - Cat Henstridge and Katie Roberts
April 23, 2020 11:50 - 15 minutes - 12.6 MBCat Henstridge - better known as Cat the Vet - is a small animal practitioner, writer, blogger and frequent contributor to social media including video and written content. She describes herself as a ‘pretty normal vet really, who just happens to rant about things online every so often’. Katie Roberts is a vet student at Cambridge University, and the current president of the Association of Veterinary Students. They’re talking social media and our relationship to it in the veterinary professi...
65. Borborygmi - Taimur Alavi and Rebecca De Stacpoole
April 20, 2020 06:00 - 13 minutes - 11.2 MBIn uncertain times, creativity can provide a great deal of solace, and creativity is the theme of today's discussion in the Borborygmi booth. Taimur Alavi and Rebecca de Stacpoole met at vet school in Bristol. Bex works as a small animal vet in West London and is also an artist, spending much of the free time she has painting and and selling her artwork. Taimur left clinical practice to found his company IVALA, a tech company that creates interactive 3D learning content for the veterinary co...
64. Borborygmi - Cat Auden and Lawrence Brown
April 16, 2020 09:16 - 7 minutes - 6.47 MBToday’s guests on Borborygmi are Cat Auden and Lawrence Brown, two friends who met at Edinburgh University, from where they graduated as veterinary surgeons in 2010. Cat previously worked in small animal practice and is now Head of Collaborations for VetLED, a company that looks at enhancing team performance and improving patient safety in veterinary practices. Lawrence initially worked in mixed practice, but is best now described as an entrepreneur. He has multiple projects on the go, incl...
63. Borborygmi - Alice Wilkinson and Eleanor Livingstone
April 13, 2020 17:38 - 8 minutes - 6.68 MBToday we are hearing from Alice Wilkinson and Eleanor Livingstone, two farm vets who work at Friars Moor Veterinary Clinic in Dorset. Friars Moor has recently become a Best Practice Representative as part of the Parliamentary Review and is at the forefront of farm practice in the UK. We hear Alice and Eleanor chat about what it means to be a farm vet today including the challenges and rewards that come with working in their field (no pun intended). Borborygmi is a collaboration between t...
62. Borborygmi - Emma Robertson and Alexia Yiannouli
April 09, 2020 13:33 - 10 minutes - 8.47 MBAs a new-ish faculty, the veterinary department at The University of Surrey is a little different to the more traditional older vet schools in the way their final year works, as students travel to partner practices all round the country for their rotations, rather than being in a teaching hospital on the university campus. This novel approach carries both its joys and its challenges, which are discussed here by Emma Robertson, a Veterinary Clinical Teaching Fellow at the University of Surrey...
61. Borborygmi - Rachael Steen and Matt Forshaw
April 06, 2020 08:56 - 10 minutes - 8.75 MBToday’s guests on Borborygmi are Rachael Steen and Matt Forshaw. Rachael has been a qualified vet for over 20 years and spent the majority of her career working with small animals at the PDSA in Liverpool, where she met Matt. Matt, also a small animal vet, has been qualified for 10 years and now works as a Business Development Director at Vet Partners. They became firm friends since working together in Liverpool and here, they talk about how big shifts in their personal lives led them to exp...
60. Borborygmi - Naomi Mellor and Polly Compston
April 02, 2020 06:00 - 13 minutes - 11.2 MBToday’s guests on Borborygmi are Naomi Mellor - that’s me by the way - and Polly Compston. Polly and I went to vet school together and we both now fit into the ‘diversify’ category - Polly has worked in practice, done a masters in epidemiology and public health, a clinical research residency, worked overseas for the equine charity The Brooke, and is now doing a pHd on foot and mouth disease in Kenya. I’ve also worked in equine practice both in the UK and abroad, and currently work for the B...
59. Borborygmi - Allisdhair McNaull and Chloe Hannigan
March 30, 2020 07:35 - 13 minutes - 11.3 MBOur guests on Borborygmi today could not be more topical given the current world circumstances, as today we're talking about mindfulness and yoga, and the benefits these can have in a stressful profession. Allisdhair McNaull is the creator of the widely read Vet Mindfully Blog, dedicated to the practice of mindfulness, and Chloe Hannigan is a yoga instructor and Director of vetyogi.com. As practicing vets, both Allisdhair and Chloe know all about the stresses and strains of daily veterinary ...
58. Borborygmi - Laura Higham and Anna Judson
March 26, 2020 06:00 - 14 minutes - 11.8 MBLaura Higham graduated from Edinburgh Uni in 2008 and having been in practice in both the UK and New Zealand, now works for FAI, the Farm Animal Initiative, advising on the sustainability of food and livestock supply chains. She has a particular interest in international animal health, the future of food production and environmental issues, which led her to set up Vet Sustain, in the process meeting Anna Judson, the Junior Vice President of SPVS. Anna was a partner and practice owner for ma...
57. Borborygmi - Pete Wedderburn and Emma Milne
March 23, 2020 06:00 - 10 minutes - 8.77 MBYou may be familiar with today’s guests on Borborygmi. Pete Wedderburn and Emma Milne are small animal vets with decades of experience between them but both of them have moved away from full time general practice and into the media sphere. Pete is a regular columnist for The Telegraph who often appears on television and radio, and Emma is a published author and commentator, who you are likely to have seen grace our screens on all 11 series of BBC1’s hugely successful show ‘Vets in Practice’....
56. Borborygmi - Liz Barton and Ben Sweeney
March 19, 2020 06:00 - 12 minutes - 9.91 MBIn this episode, we’re talking parenting with Liz Barton and Ben Sweeney. Liz is the creator of the VetsNet resource hub, founder of WellVet and curator of VetMums. Ben is the founder and managing director of Simply Locums, and a new dad. Liz has two girls aged 5 and 7, and Ben and his wife Dani have recently become new parents to their son Matthew. Borborygmi is a collaboration between the London Vet Show, Vet Times, Vets:Stay Go Diversify and Smashing The Ceiling. Thank you to everyone i...
55. Borborygmi - Daniella Dos Santos and Dave Hollinshead
March 16, 2020 06:00 - 15 minutes - 12.7 MBToday’s guests on Borborygmi are Daniella dos Santos and Dave Hollinshead. Daniella qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 2012 and has recently been elected President of the British Veterinary Association. She is leading the charge to build on inclusivity and diversity within the veterinary community and is a huge believer in ensuring that people from all backgrounds are able to enter the profession. Here she speaks with Dave, a small animal vet who qualified from Cambridge Vet Sch...
54. Borborygmi - Jade Statt and Jo Brand
March 12, 2020 06:00 - 8 minutes - 7.05 MBJade Statt co-founded Streetvet in 2016, a practice dedicated to delivering free veterinary care to the homeless and their pets on the streets. They’ve grown exponentially since then to cover 16 towns and cities around the UK, and Jade is now the CEO. Jo Brand is the team leader for StreetVet in Cambridge, having set the programme up in the city there. They’re discussing the challenges they’ve faced along the way in this line of work, and how they've overcome them. Borborygmi is a collab...
53. Borborygmi - Amy Barstow and Shereene Williams
March 09, 2020 06:00 - 11 minutes - 9.84 MBWe are listening to a conversation today between Shereene Williams and Amy Barstow. Both Shereene and Amy work for the international animal welfare charity The Brooke, though they came to it from quite different avenues. Shereene qualified as a vet from Nottingham in 2011 and after a period of time in equine and general practice, went travelling and came back to join Brooke four years ago as an Animal Health Veterinary Advisor. Amy qualified in 2013 from the RVC and spent time volunteering...
51. Borborygmi - Ebony Escalona and Cal Major
March 06, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 11.5 MBEbony Escalona and Cal Major are two people who need little introduction here. Ebs is the mastermind and architect behind the Vets: Stay Go Diversify group that so many vets, nurses and students have joined these days, and Cal is an activist and stand up paddle boarder who founded her campaign, Paddle Against Plastic to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the seas and rivers of the UK. They’re both veterinary surgeons and here they’re talking about community, and its myriad roles in thei...
52. Borborygmi - Nat Scroggie and Cat Auden
March 06, 2020 07:00 - 12 minutes - 10.6 MBToday’s guests on Borborygmi are Nat Scroggie and Cat Auden, and this recording was actually the first time they’d met in person, which is a great testament to the power of social media and the virtual friends you can make. Nat had a miscarriage in 2018 and subsequently set up Vet MINDS (miscarriage, infertility, neonatal death and stillbirth), a closed Facebook group to support others within the profession who have been through similar situations. Cat has previously had a miscarriage but no...
Season 3 Preview
March 05, 2020 21:23 - 1 minute - 1.05 MBSeason 3 is here! But I wanted to dive in quickly before the new series starts as this is a season with a difference... Regular listeners may know I’m a vet in real life, and for the past few months I’ve been working on a new project in collaboration with London Vet Show, the Veterinary Times and Vets: Stay Go Diversify. It’s a series of interviews with vets from across the profession about anything and everything that’s topical in the industry right now, which will be released via Smashing ...
50. Emma Mosey - from writing novels to donning her wellies
October 22, 2019 10:31 - 37 minutes - 29.9 MBToday is our 50th episode! I am also SO pleased that for this milestone I’m joined by a woman that I am honoured to call a friend, someone that I’ve known for a very long time and whose career has taken a number of twists and turns, with huge success along the way. Emma Mosey grew up in Cheshire and considered herself a country girl, although as she herself would tell you, that might be slightly open to debate. After studying English at the University of Edinburgh and a Masters in creative wr...
Emma Mosey - from writing novels to donning her wellies
October 22, 2019 10:31 - 37 minutes - 29.9 MBToday is our 50th episode! I am also SO pleased that for this milestone I’m joined by a woman that I am honoured to call a friend, someone that I’ve known for a very long time and whose career has taken a number of twists and turns, with huge success along the way. Emma Mosey grew up in Cheshire and considered herself a country girl, although as she herself would tell you, that might be slightly open to debate. After studying English at the University of Edinburgh and a Masters in creative w...
49. Kelly Pollock - on action, activism and politics
October 13, 2019 21:22 - 49 minutes - 39.6 MBImagine if your Instagram bio read, "First of her name, smasher of the patriarchy, mother of sons, leader of committees, warrior for social justice, dweller by the water, knitter of hats, Master of Religious Studies". WHAT AN INTRO! Today we're talking to Kelly Pollock, she of the amazing bio, and we'll be discussing her work in politics, what made her take action and get involved (spoiler: It was Trump) and plenty about the upcoming American presidential election. Kelly is the Associate D...
Kelly Pollock - on action, activism and politics
October 13, 2019 21:22 - 49 minutes - 39.6 MBImagine if your Instagram bio read, "First of her name, smasher of the patriarchy, mother of sons, leader of committees, warrior for social justice, dweller by the water, knitter of hats, Master of Religious Studies". WHAT AN INTRO! Today we're talking to Kelly Pollock, she of the amazing bio, and we'll be discussing her work in politics, what made her take action and get involved (spoiler: It was Trump) and plenty about the upcoming American presidential election. Kelly is the Associate ...
48. Career Skills - Networking
September 29, 2019 20:42 - 20 minutes - 16.8 MBWe're back on career skills this week, and today we are talking about NETWORKING. Love it or loathe it, building your network is key to building your career. For most of us, the word networking brings to mind excruciating post-work events with people you don’t know standing around in ones and twos looking awkward. But fear not! This episode will have plenty of tips and advice to help you feel more confident in approaching others that can help you, and how to build strong rapport with those ...
Career Skills - Networking
September 29, 2019 20:42 - 20 minutes - 16.8 MBWe're back on career skills this week, and today we are talking about NETWORKING. Love it or loathe it, building your network is key to building your career. For most of us, the word networking brings to mind excruciating post-work events with people you don’t know standing around in ones and twos looking awkward. But fear not! This episode will have plenty of tips and advice to help you feel more confident in approaching others that can help you, and how to build strong rapport with those...
47. Lilach Saperstein - cardiology? radiology? No, audiology!
September 22, 2019 21:04 - 38 minutes - 30.8 MBThe sound of a child's laughter, the waves crashing on the shore, the birds in the trees in the morning - there are so many sounds in our every day lives that we take completely for granted. We go to the dentist to have our teeth checked, and to the optician to have our eyes looked at, but when was the last time you thought about your ears? I'd hazard a guess you've never even thought about your hearing, as it's just...there. But what would it be like if you suddenly lost your hearing? Dr. ...
Lilach Saperstein - cardiology? radiology? No, audiology!
September 22, 2019 21:04 - 38 minutes - 30.8 MBThe sound of a child's laughter, the waves crashing on the shore, the birds in the trees in the morning - there are so many sounds in our every day lives that we take completely for granted. We go to the dentist to have our teeth checked, and to the optician to have our eyes looked at, but when was the last time you thought about your ears? I'd hazard a guess you've never even thought about your hearing, as it's just...there. But what would it be like if you suddenly lost your hearing? Dr....
Gloria Mitchell - from homelessness to a Stanford MBA
September 15, 2019 10:00 - 40 minutes - 32.9 MBGloria Mitchell is an audacious woman. From bluntly telling the owner of a night school that she was homeless and needed help, to going on her first business trip in a limousine whilst living in her own car, Gloria’s story is one of twists and turns on her route to success. Adopted as a little girl by an abusive and manipulative woman, Gloria eventually escaped, and after surviving homelessness twice, completed an MBA from Stanford, one of the most prestigious programmes in the world. Now,...
46. Gloria Mitchell - from homelessness to a Stanford MBA
September 15, 2019 10:00 - 40 minutes - 32.9 MBGloria Mitchell is an audacious woman. From bluntly telling the owner of a night school that she was homeless and needed help, to going on her first business trip in a limousine whilst living in her own car, Gloria’s story is one of twists and turns on her route to success. Adopted as a little girl by an abusive and manipulative woman, Gloria eventually escaped, and after surviving homelessness twice, completed an MBA from Stanford, one of the most prestigious programmes in the world. Now, ...
45. Josephine Anselin - on making your career an adventure
September 08, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 41.8 MBJosephine Anselin has a true spirit of adventure. After a childhood spent in multiple countries, her adult life has taken her from her home in Luxembourg to the oil rigs of the North Sea, the wilds of New Zealand and the islands of Indonesia. I chatted to her about her career as an engineer in oil and gas, quitting to follow her passion for adventure, completing an MBA in Spain from her home in Jakarta, and how she has now launched her new strategy consulting business, the Outventure Hub, to...
Josephine Anselin - on making your career an adventure
September 08, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 41.8 MBJosephine Anselin has a true spirit of adventure. After a childhood spent in multiple countries, her adult life has taken her from her home in Luxembourg to the oil rigs of the North Sea, the wilds of New Zealand and the islands of Indonesia. I chatted to her about her career as an engineer in oil and gas, quitting to follow her passion for adventure, completing an MBA in Spain from her home in Jakarta, and how she has now launched her new strategy consulting business, the Outventure Hub, t...
Starting a new chapter with some self-reflection
September 01, 2019 13:46 - 21 minutes - 17.6 MBWe are BACK for Season 2! Welcome to a new series of Smashing The Ceiling, where today we are looking forwards by looking back, and kicking off the season with an episode on self-reflection. It's easy to scoff at the idea of sitting down and pondering your life, your mistakes and your epic successes, but increasing evidence shows that those that reflect on their performance at work are more likely to go further. Do you want success and happiness in your working life? Of course you do. So ...
44. Starting a new chapter with some self-reflection
September 01, 2019 13:46 - 21 minutes - 17.6 MBWe are BACK for Season 2! Welcome to a new series of Smashing The Ceiling, where today we are looking forwards by looking back, and kicking off the season with an episode on self-reflection. It's easy to scoff at the idea of sitting down and pondering your life, your mistakes and your epic successes, but increasing evidence shows that those that reflect on their performance at work are more likely to go further. Do you want success and happiness in your working life? Of course you do. So h...
Season 2 - a sneaky little trailer...
August 16, 2019 13:57 - 1 minute - 1.17 MBThe eagle-eared amongst you may have noticed that the podcast has been on a little summer holiday...but put it in your diaries, we will be back on Sunday 1st September! #podcast #shepodcasts #summerholiday #weareback #backinthegame
43. Jen Kneale - on saving lives at sea and kayaking with sharks
June 03, 2019 22:55 - 40 minutes - 32.6 MBJen Kneale has an affinity with the sea that stems from a lifetime spent on the ocean. It’s no exaggeration to say that a love of the sea runs in her veins: like her father and grandfather before her she is now a coxswain - or captain - of the lifeboat on the Isle of Man. Jen was the first female coxswain in the island - the original home of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution - and only the 4th nationwide. Jen is also a successful businesswoman, having set up her own sailing school at ...
Jen Kneale - on saving lives at sea and kayaking with sharks
June 03, 2019 22:55 - 40 minutes - 32.6 MBJen Kneale has an affinity with the sea that stems from a lifetime spent on the ocean. It’s no exaggeration to say that a love of the sea runs in her veins: like her father and grandfather before her she is now a coxswain - or captain - of the lifeboat on the Isle of Man. Jen was the first female coxswain in the island - the original home of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution - and only the 4th nationwide. Jen is also a successful businesswoman, having set up her own sailing school at...
42. Madeleine Black - a survivor's story of a hopeful future
May 26, 2019 18:48 - 35 minutes - 28.4 MBMy guest today is Madeleine Black, a true survivor, whose story offers hope to those who have also suffered at the hands of others. We are not, she says, defined by what knocks us down - we are instead defined by how we get back up. After being gang-raped at the age of 13, and raped on three further occasions before her 18th birthday, she has gone on to become a successful psychotherapist, writer, speaker, wife and mother. Her powerful memoir, Unbroken, tells of her recovery from adversity, ...
Madeleine Black - a survivor's story of a hopeful future
May 26, 2019 18:48 - 35 minutes - 28.4 MBMy guest today is Madeleine Black, a true survivor, whose story offers hope to those who have also suffered at the hands of others. We are not, she says, defined by what knocks us down - we are instead defined by how we get back up. After being gang-raped at the age of 13, and raped on three further occasions before her 18th birthday, she has gone on to become a successful psychotherapist, writer, speaker, wife and mother. Her powerful memoir, Unbroken, tells of her recovery from adversity,...