Gist with Debbie : The podcast Deborah Awuah

September is sickle cell month in the UK to raise awareness, but awareness must be given daily at any opportunity. As you might know and will learn from this episode, sickle cell is an inherited health condition that affects red blood cells, which can be life-threatening if not treated promptly. Some people with the illness may need blood donation to survive, which is why it is essential for people, especially those from (the black and Caribbean community) who can, to donate to support the sickle cell society.

In this episode we discussed how lives where when we didn’t have social media and compared it to the current life . Has it overall had a positive or negative impact ?

We discussed the barriers around job search and how to overcome them. Our lovely guest Miss Freda Writer gave some of the best tips to nail your CV and cover letter writing to secure a job. Make sure you listen to the full episode!☺️

Episode 7: We discussed the importance of learning your native language and the struggles you might encounter when you move to a different country and have to learn their language. Being multilingual is a fantastic thing and helps in having access to many sectors and workplaces. If you get an opportunity to learn something new, like a language, don’t double-think and take it !

In this episode, I had a one-to-one candidate conversation with a black woman, wife, and mother who courageously defines herself as a “lupus warrior”. She shared how lupus impacts her life and how she doesn’t allow this health condition to defeat her. I was humbled to have Sarah on my platform. I hope you enjoy listening to her story and experience.

I had the pleasure to talk about women’s mental health with two outstanding experts @mssft_. We discussed different mental health problems women may face due to reasons such as societal pressure. We looked at how black people deal with and take care of their mental health and emphasised why it is essential to have these kinds of conversations to enable awareness and educate people. A big thank you to my two guests for making this possible!