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Fifteen Seconds of Brave

The Wisdom of Survivors

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Fifteen Seconds of Brave

By: Melissa Doyle
Narrated by: Melissa Doyle
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 When Covid stopped the world turning in 2020, veteran journalist Melissa Doyle had already been thrown off course by life. She'd just turned 50, her eldest child had finally left home to study overseas and her 25-year-long career as a popular presenter at Channel Seven had come to an end. As she began to contemplate this new chapter, the unfolding and overarching scourge of Covid threw millions of lives into disarray, causing Melissa to wonder, 'How on earth are we all going to come through this?'

While lockdowns and closed borders damaged livelihoods, relationships and the nation's mental health, Melissa found herself reflecting on some of the true survivors she'd met during her years reporting from the front lines of triumph and tragedy. Surely these people had clues on how to navigate the fallout of a one-in-one-hundred-year plague.

In this new intimate and insightful book, Melissa gathers together remarkable people who have weathered hardship, grief, torment and loss on a scale many would find hard to comprehend. In revisiting these moving and captivating stories with those who lived them, she gently draws out their wisdom, empathy and their heartfelt practical advice to anyone who's going through a difficult time or navigating change.©2022 Melissa Doyle (P)2022 Penguin Random House Australia Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Personal Development Personal Success Survival Inspiring Heartfelt Wisdom
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This was amazing it mad you laugh and cry and be so proud
Melisa Doyle you should be so proud of yourself you shared these stories so beautifully🥰🥰🥰

Amazing

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Love this book. Well written and so heart warming. a good read for everyone

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So good to be reminded of our blessings from people who truly understand. Such great lessons learnt from all these extraordinary people and their stories.
Thanks Melissa for creating the platform & for sharing so respectfully well.

So inspirational

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Well done Mel. An extremely well written and narrated book. I throughly enjoyed listening to this book. I’m sure it will help many people suffering trauma in their lives.

Amazing people

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Very easy listening. Love short stories. Content very interesting and very well done. Congrates Mel

Interesting story’s

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This is such a beautiful collection of inspiring stories, and narrated so well! I will definitely listen to this again

So beautiful!

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Thank you to those who shared their stories. what a read, Mel you are beyond beautiful inside and out, I couldn't think of anyone else more suited to share the stories what a privilege.

thank you

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So many heartbreaking stories shares by Melissa with such sensitivity and positivity.
My new Inspirational listening when I'm having a tough time.
You just never know what other people are going through.
Thankyou Melissa for telling the stories so beautifully

A Must to Listen to.

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The stories are eye opening and challenging. Amazing people in them. The courage of people is amazing.

Humbling

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I loved and got so much out of your podcast Age against the machine, so knew this wouldn’t disappoint. I can’t think of anyone who could have told the stories of these very brave survivors than you.

Melissa you have dove it again!

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