A Life Less Ordinary with Sophie Elwes

A podcast by Sophie Elwes

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39 Episodes

  1. Sarah Orr - Breaking her neck at 16, backpacking across Australia as a wheelchair user and gaining perspective through working in developing countries

    Published: 05/04/2021
  2. Marsha de Cordova MP - Growing up partially sighted, stepping up and becoming an MP to create change and being a voice for the voiceless

    Published: 29/03/2021
  3. Jonny Benjamin MBE - Managing mental illness, self-compassion and the art of listening

    Published: 22/03/2021
  4. Millie Gooch: Hangover anxiety, creating Sober Girl Society and why sober dating is superior to drunk dating

    Published: 15/03/2021
  5. Megan Hine - How routine saved her life, recovering from Lyme disease and how to find your inner resilience in these challenging times

    Published: 08/03/2021
  6. Karen Darke MBE - Training her brain to become a Paralympic champion, climbing El Capitan as a paraplegic and learning to enjoy the process

    Published: 01/03/2021
  7. Siena Castellon - Being ruthlessly bullied, not fitting in with neurotypical norms and being awesome and autistic

    Published: 22/02/2021
  8. Charley Boorman - Surviving two major motorcycle accidents, seeing dyslexia as a gift and his bromance with Ewan McGregor

    Published: 15/02/2021
  9. David Smith MBE – Finding life’s purpose, winning gold at London 2012 and how he built resilience to enable him to learn to walk again four times.

    Published: 13/07/2020
  10. Brett Moran – Drug dealer to healer, getting comfortable with your discomfort and taming your ‘monkey mind.’

    Published: 06/07/2020
  11. Sophie Morgan - Mentorship, dealing with ableism and changing the world

    Published: 29/06/2020
  12. Paula Akpan – Micro-aggressions, Harry Potter & accidentally ‘coming out’

    Published: 22/06/2020
  13. Alana Nichols - Making history at the Paralympic Games, coping with grief and the spiritual element of surfing

    Published: 15/06/2020
  14. #5 Ashley Belal Chin – Seeking fame, Tupac Shakur and finding inner peace

    Published: 08/06/2020
  15. #4 George Robinson - Authentic representation in the media, learning about yourself and lockdown activities

    Published: 01/06/2020
  16. #3 Ben West: The 'S' word, meeting the Prime Minister, and how talking to yourself can help

    Published: 25/05/2020
  17. #2 Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson: Using creativity to overcome challenges, dealing with discrimination, and winning the London Marathon six times

    Published: 25/05/2020
  18. #1 Alexandra Adams: Defying expectations, showcasing diversity and reaching for the stars

    Published: 25/05/2020
  19. A Life Less Ordinary Trailer

    Published: 19/05/2020

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Hosted by Sophie Elwes, who knows a thing or two about overcoming difficulties, after sustaining a spinal cord injury in 2011. Each episode Sophie will interview an extraordinary guest who has faced and overcome enormous challenges and adversity and is achieving incredible things in spite of what they've had to deal with. She'll be finding out their story, about their greatest struggles and triumphs, and asking them what advice they would share with other people dealing with challenges of their own.