Britain's Top Model Reveals How Chronic Pain Shaped Her Journey | Finding Happiness Through Struggle

Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat Podcast

In this moving episode of Slo Mo with Mo Gawdat, British model Jean Campbell shares her raw and honest journey with chronic pain. From starting her modelling career at just 16 to grappling with the realities of living with persistent pain, Jean opens up about how it has shaped her life and career.

00:00 Intro
1:45 Jean's maturity
2:42 Why did Jean want to be a model?
6:20 Turn fame into impact 
8:10 The impact of starting modelling at 16
14:40 Dealing with chronic pain
16:50 Walking into a Burberry shoot in crutches
17:40 The pain began at 14
22:20 Jean's life experience was taken over by pain
24:50 Not feeling in control of her body's future
27:45 Facing and accepting the darkness
33:50 How to accept physical and mental pain
44:41 Dealing with heartbreak
47:45 Mo's chronic pain
51:18 Jean's podcast 'I'm Fine'
58:30 Progress is not linear

Listen to Jean's podcast 'I'm Fine': https://rb.gy/nj4x3v

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