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]]> false info+7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796@mg-eu.acast.com 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 thelongestbattle https://rss.acast.com/thelongestbattle episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60ef4d74d9e6df2b913195f3/show-cover.jpg www.thelongestbattle.com The Longest Battle https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 Heather Mills Heather Mills Mon, 01 Jun 2020 06:00:00 GMT 50:14 e0c39574-5611-4c9e-9656-695777d3eedd false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/heathermills e0c39574-5611-4c9e-9656-695777d3eedd 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 heathermills Heather Mills was working as a model at the time she lost her leg 26 years ago. She talks openly about her story from her Northern beginnings, to promoting her vegan lifestyle and businesses, and about how she deals with living her life in the limeligh... full Heather Mills was working as a model at the time she lost her leg 26 years ago. She talks openly about her story from her Northern beginnings, to promoting her vegan lifestyle and businesses, and about how she deals with living her life in the limelight.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Heather Mills was working as a model at the time she lost her leg 26 years ago. She talks openly about her story from her Northern beginnings, to promoting her vegan lifestyle and businesses, and about how she deals with living her life in the limelight.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> John Lawson John Lawson Mon, 25 May 2020 06:00:00 GMT 48:36 a0bd1c5f-c28a-42f7-9b2b-b64eb31e0c16 false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/johnlawson a0bd1c5f-c28a-42f7-9b2b-b64eb31e0c16 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 johnlawson full 1 11 John Lawson was working for Gordon Ramsay in Australia, aged 32, when he had a brain tumour and nearly died. After many years of working abroad as a celebrity chef, he beat all the odds and he tells us how he coped with the trauma and moved on to open his own restaurant back home in Leigh on Sea.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> John Lawson was working for Gordon Ramsay in Australia, aged 32, when he had a brain tumour and nearly died. After many years of working abroad as a celebrity chef, he beat all the odds and he tells us how he coped with the trauma and moved on to open his own restaurant back home in Leigh on Sea.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Josie Horton Josie Horton Sun, 15 Sep 2019 23:01:15 GMT 38:29 ecee9fac-04a0-4926-a0cb-68cb37be304b false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/josiehorton ecee9fac-04a0-4926-a0cb-68cb37be304b 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 josiehorton full 1 10 British Judoka Josie Horton, who competed at the Barcelona Olympics, lost her leg after being run over by a bus in Islington in 2016.  She is an inspirational lady, who defied the odds after a near death experience, but got back to teaching judo within two years.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> British Judoka Josie Horton, who competed at the Barcelona Olympics, lost her leg after being run over by a bus in Islington in 2016.  She is an inspirational lady, who defied the odds after a near death experience, but got back to teaching judo within two years.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> David Butler David Butler Tue, 10 Sep 2019 09:53:41 GMT 47:50 fde2ee7e-1a9f-4cca-ac8b-2ced64fc534d false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/davidbutler fde2ee7e-1a9f-4cca-ac8b-2ced64fc534d 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 davidbutler full 1 9 David Butler was injured in an unexploded bomb blast, aged 11.  His lifelong passion is motorsport and he is the only disabled driver to have an International Race and Rally Licence. He was the youngest person ever to have been the subject of This is Your Life in 1962, was awarded an MBE in 2010 and in 2012 carried the Olympic Torch.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity.


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]]> David Butler was injured in an unexploded bomb blast, aged 11.  His lifelong passion is motorsport and he is the only disabled driver to have an International Race and Rally Licence. He was the youngest person ever to have been the subject of This is Your Life in 1962, was awarded an MBE in 2010 and in 2012 carried the Olympic Torch.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity.


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]]> Tom Skelton Tom Skelton Sun, 01 Sep 2019 23:01:00 GMT 44:48 ca09481b-bb06-4224-9101-43f67016829c false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/tomskelton ca09481b-bb06-4224-9101-43f67016829c 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 tomskelton full 1 8 Comedian Tom Skelton is partially sighted and does comedy shows about sight loss. Eight years ago he started to lose his sight during a show but has continued being a stand-up comedian.  He talks about his disability as part of his performance now with only 5% of his sight. Tom works with the RNIB.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Comedian Tom Skelton is partially sighted and does comedy shows about sight loss. Eight years ago he started to lose his sight during a show but has continued being a stand-up comedian.  He talks about his disability as part of his performance now with only 5% of his sight. Tom works with the RNIB.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Vanessa Doabry Vanessa Doabry Sun, 25 Aug 2019 23:01:00 GMT 55:24 ed1df698-f232-434e-8d4a-372166724f5c false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/vanessadoabry ed1df698-f232-434e-8d4a-372166724f5c 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 vanessadoabry full 1 7 Vanessa is an amazing lady who has suffered her whole life with bendy joints due to Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.  She started competing in the shotput only in 2015 and has experienced a meteoric rise to the top of her sport winning Gold at the European Championships in Berlin in 2018.  She inspired me that if you put your mind to it, anything is possible.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Vanessa is an amazing lady who has suffered her whole life with bendy joints due to Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.  She started competing in the shotput only in 2015 and has experienced a meteoric rise to the top of her sport winning Gold at the European Championships in Berlin in 2018.  She inspired me that if you put your mind to it, anything is possible.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Georgie Morrell Georgie Morrell Sun, 18 Aug 2019 23:01:00 GMT 42:46 18b19926-a1f4-43da-8f34-44a44ddf8c53 false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/georgiemorrell 18b19926-a1f4-43da-8f34-44a44ddf8c53 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 georgiemorrell full 1 6 Georgie is a partially-sighted actress, comedian and blogger.  She has a multitude of trades, in spite of losing her eyesight for one year. She talks a lot about living as a young person with sight loss and gives a lot of support to the RNIB.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Georgie is a partially-sighted actress, comedian and blogger.  She has a multitude of trades, in spite of losing her eyesight for one year. She talks a lot about living as a young person with sight loss and gives a lot of support to the RNIB.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Kiko Matthews Kiko Matthews Sun, 11 Aug 2019 23:01:00 GMT 38:55 5bc54e07-be00-44de-af99-ac2f2c320aac false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/kikomatthews 5bc54e07-be00-44de-af99-ac2f2c320aac 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 kikomatthews full 1 5 Kiko is a British long-distance rower. She currently has the record as fastest female to row the Atlantic, solo and unsupported. Kiko suffers from Cushing’s Disease but is always up for the next expedition!


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Kiko is a British long-distance rower. She currently has the record as fastest female to row the Atlantic, solo and unsupported. Kiko suffers from Cushing’s Disease but is always up for the next expedition!


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Alex Corbisiero Alex Corbisiero Sun, 04 Aug 2019 23:01:00 GMT 48:20 32429402-2459-4b00-8d79-79307f09b676 false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/alexcorbisiero 32429402-2459-4b00-8d79-79307f09b676 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 alexcorbisiero full 1 4 Alex was a Rugby Union International prop who had to retire at only aged 30 after suffering sustained injuries and has had to figure out his new life.  Thankfully he has been able to work in the sport he has always been passionate about.  Now living in the US working in the media, he talks openly about people who have sustained brain injuries playing rugby.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Alex was a Rugby Union International prop who had to retire at only aged 30 after suffering sustained injuries and has had to figure out his new life.  Thankfully he has been able to work in the sport he has always been passionate about.  Now living in the US working in the media, he talks openly about people who have sustained brain injuries playing rugby.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Maddog McGuinness Maddog McGuinness Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:01:00 GMT 45:48 ea61a848-73f9-45db-b78c-bc7b2c7521b8 false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/maddogmcguinness ea61a848-73f9-45db-b78c-bc7b2c7521b8 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 maddogmcguinness full 1 2 Paul Maddog McGuinness is a guitarist who played in the Pogues and the Popes, who got knocked over by a car in Stoke Newington in 2013, resulting in a brain injury.  He still struggles with walking, although The Popes has a new album coming out this year.  He is a true trooper, nothing will hold the Maddog down!


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Paul Maddog McGuinness is a guitarist who played in the Pogues and the Popes, who got knocked over by a car in Stoke Newington in 2013, resulting in a brain injury.  He still struggles with walking, although The Popes has a new album coming out this year.  He is a true trooper, nothing will hold the Maddog down!


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Trisha Goddard Trisha Goddard Sat, 20 Jul 2019 23:01:00 GMT 34:15 e8686e28-a966-41c0-9765-63a5d43012c8 false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/trishagoddard e8686e28-a966-41c0-9765-63a5d43012c8 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 trishagoddard full 1 2 Trisha Goddard is a chat-show legend, who has had her own shows in the UK and US.  She is currently living in Connecticut and appears on various celebrity UK shows.  I knew Trisha from working with her at ITV Anglia and she kindly agreed to talk to me for the podcast.  She talks frankly about her breast cancer, breakdown, her own adoption, TV and family life.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Trisha Goddard is a chat-show legend, who has had her own shows in the UK and US.  She is currently living in Connecticut and appears on various celebrity UK shows.  I knew Trisha from working with her at ITV Anglia and she kindly agreed to talk to me for the podcast.  She talks frankly about her breast cancer, breakdown, her own adoption, TV and family life.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


Theme tune composed by Michelle de Jong.

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]]> <![CDATA[Maryam D'Abo]]> Mon, 08 Jul 2019 04:00:00 GMT 51:53 4bf03ed6-3e70-4c84-9d12-a4aa1e78deb8 false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/maryamdabo 4bf03ed6-3e70-4c84-9d12-a4aa1e78deb8 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 maryamdabo Maryam is a very successful actress, her biggest role being a Bond Girl starring alongside Timothy Dalton in “The Living Daylights” in 1987. Ten years ago she had an aneurysm which caused her to have a brain injury. She feels very lucky to be alive and... full Maryam is a very successful actress, her biggest role being a Bond Girl starring alongside Timothy Dalton in “The Living Daylights” in 1987. Ten years ago she had an aneurysm which caused her to have a brain injury. She feels very lucky to be alive and talks to me about being a Bond Girl and living with a brain injury.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


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]]> Maryam is a very successful actress, her biggest role being a Bond Girl starring alongside Timothy Dalton in “The Living Daylights” in 1987. Ten years ago she had an aneurysm which caused her to have a brain injury. She feels very lucky to be alive and talks to me about being a Bond Girl and living with a brain injury.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity


Theme tune composed by Michelle de Jong.

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]]> The Longest Battle Trailer The Longest Battle Trailer Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:27:45 GMT 1:58 4b115c81-c9bb-4760-bdb9-4eae0dc57eb5 false https://shows.acast.com/thelongestbattle/episodes/thelongestbattletrailer 4b115c81-c9bb-4760-bdb9-4eae0dc57eb5 7f78e8df-ebfd-418f-a9e2-a73517cab796 thelongestbattletrailer trailer Inspiring interviews with people who've overcome huge adversity, hosted by me Emma Martins.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity

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]]> Inspiring interviews with people who've overcome huge adversity, hosted by me Emma Martins.


If you would like to donate to the Silverlining Charity it will be very much appreciated. All donations from this podcast will go towards Emma taking part in her next Goodwill Silverlining Mission to India. All donations are welcome, small or large we are grateful for your generosity and hope we shared awareness of an incredible brain injury charity

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