• ep 031 - I Wrote a Book in a Weekend... or did I?
    Jul 30 2023

    This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app on 29th July 2023. I talk about my upcoming book "the CMMRD book" and how I wrote it in a weekend. I explain what the book is about, including acceptance of an ultra-rare genetic condition.

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    42 mins
  • ep 030 - How What We’re Told As Children Sticks With Us
    May 28 2023

    This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app on Saturday 28th May 2023.  I discuss how what teachers, relatives, and employers tell young people can affect them in the future and shape how they see themselves.

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    39 mins
  • ep 029 - Nightcast
    Mar 11 2023

    This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app on Friday 3rd March 2023. A chilled, soothing episode where I describe my street at night and go off-script into metaphoric musings. Come here to relax.

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    28 mins
  • ep 028 - Cancer and CMMRD: From Denial To Acceptance
    Mar 4 2023

    This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app about how far I've come over the years since my diagnoses, what acceptance really means, and the difference between acknowledgement and acceptance.

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    45 mins
  • ep 027 - How To Cope While Waiting For A Diagnosis
    Feb 19 2022

    I wanted to do a quick talk about how to cope when you’re waiting for some kind of diagnosis or for caregivers, how to help other people to cope well, in this waiting period. This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app.

     

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    31 mins
  • ep 026 - 8 Tips For Writing Faster
    Feb 12 2022

    This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app.

     

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    37 mins
  • ep 025 - How to Get Published in a Literary Magazine
    Feb 5 2022

    This talk was originally given on the Wisdom app.

     

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    41 mins
  • ep 024 - Living With Lynch Syndrome: What Is Lynch Syndrome?
    Jan 30 2022

    I did a talk on the Wisdom app explaining what Lynch syndrome is and my personal story.

     

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    41 mins