A Life Less Ordinary with Sophie Elwes
By Sophie Elwes
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Episodes: 39
Description
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.
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A Life Less Ordinary Host Finale! Sophie Elwes - Surviving despite the odds, carving your own destiny and being grateful for all of the things
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Jambo Truong - Witnessing his sister’s death at a young age, growing up queer and Asian in South Wales and and why trauma is your trajectory
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Sophie Dear - How speaking to her inner child transformed her life, how to set boundaries and realise your self-worth
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Raquel Siganporia - Becoming a wheelchair user at age 11, top tips to assert yourself, and what she wishes people knew about sex and disability
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Adam Wilder - Authentic intimacy, honouring ourselves and why playfulness is sacred.
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Lauren Murrell - Getting a cancer diagnosis in her early twenties, manifestation and why main character energy works
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Melanie Woods - Becoming paralysed after being hit by a car, finding fun in the darkest of situations and competing at the Paralympics before she expected
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Carlos Cervantes - Discovering meditation, cultivating creativity and becoming symptom free from bipolar disorder
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Bonus episode! Dr Clair Pollard - A psychologist's guide to helping others, breaking her back in Namibia and thinking about the stories we tell ourselves
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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LGBTQ+ pride month bonus episode! Rosie Wilby - post-traumatic growth after a breakup, reinvestigating monogamy and sex party etiquette
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Bonus episode! Alexandra Adams - Getting gaslit by medical staff, running out of resilience and blowing up on TikTok
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Grace Spence Green - Radical acceptance, internalised ableism and how to ‘take up space’
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Mark Berry - Why training is for everyone, questioning limitations placed upon us and the gift of realising your self-worth
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Gail Muller - Coping with chronic pain, hiking the Appalachian Trail and the power of surrender
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Kalim Smith - The healing power of plants, how serious injury brought out the adventurer in him and why listening to his gut paid off
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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James Dashwood - Addiction, coping mechanisms and the quest for connection
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Andrew Cotton - The power of breathwork, breaking his back surfing a 75ft wave, and using his mindset to overcome fear
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Cathy Reay - Empowering her kids to find their own way, self acceptance and choosing the spaces to exist in
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Gregory David Roberts - Spirituality, finding solace in solitary confinement and life in an Indian slum
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Mo Gawdat - Engineering happiness, losing his beloved son Ali, and how to take control of your thoughts
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Sarah Orr - Breaking her neck at 16, backpacking across Australia as a wheelchair user and gaining perspective through working in developing countries
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Marsha de Cordova MP - Growing up partially sighted, stepping up and becoming an MP to create change and being a voice for the voiceless
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Jonny Benjamin MBE - Managing mental illness, self-compassion and the art of listening
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Millie Gooch: Hangover anxiety, creating Sober Girl Society and why sober dating is superior to drunk dating
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Megan Hine - How routine saved her life, recovering from Lyme disease and how to find your inner resilience in these challenging times
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Karen Darke MBE - Training her brain to become a Paralympic champion, climbing El Capitan as a paraplegic and learning to enjoy the process
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Siena Castellon - Being ruthlessly bullied, not fitting in with neurotypical norms and being awesome and autistic
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Charley Boorman - Surviving two major motorcycle accidents, seeing dyslexia as a gift and his bromance with Ewan McGregor
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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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.
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Brett Moran – Drug dealer to healer, getting comfortable with your discomfort and taming your ‘monkey mind.’
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Sophie Morgan - Mentorship, dealing with ableism and changing the world
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Paula Akpan – Micro-aggressions, Harry Potter & accidentally ‘coming out’
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Alana Nichols - Making history at the Paralympic Games, coping with grief and the spiritual element of surfing
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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#5 Ashley Belal Chin – Seeking fame, Tupac Shakur and finding inner peace
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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#4 George Robinson - Authentic representation in the media, learning about yourself and lockdown activities
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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#1 Alexandra Adams: Defying expectations, showcasing diversity and reaching for the stars
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May 25, 2020 |
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#3 Ben West: The 'S' word, meeting the Prime Minister, and how talking to yourself can help
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May 25, 2020 |
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#2 Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson: Using creativity to overcome challenges, dealing with discrimination, and winning the London Marathon six times
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May 25, 2020 |
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A Life Less Ordinary Trailer
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May 19, 2020 |