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Unexpected Turns delves into the lives of the bold, brave truly inspirational people whose lives have taken an unexpected turn. Join Anne, Bev and Julie to hear their amazing stories, be it surviving a prison cell in Myanmar, or learning to walk and even fly again after being paralysed. Jolted out of their comfort zone our guests have gone on to achieve great things.

Unexpected Turns Anne Dibben

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Unexpected Turns delves into the lives of the bold, brave truly inspirational people whose lives have taken an unexpected turn. Join Anne, Bev and Julie to hear their amazing stories, be it surviving a prison cell in Myanmar, or learning to walk and even fly again after being paralysed. Jolted out of their comfort zone our guests have gone on to achieve great things.

    Jon Dibben: Mars bars to Medals

    Jon Dibben: Mars bars to Medals

    Finally, I get to chat with Jon about his love of racing, the highs and lows and the determination needed to succeed . Listen in to find out how Mars bars led to the World Championships.

    • 47 min
    Clive: A chance meeting

    Clive: A chance meeting

    You think you've got it all, beautiful family, home and a very successful buisness when suddenly everything unravels and you end up homeless. How do you cope? Clive's positivity and zest for life was not going to let anything hold him back, like Richard Branson he is in his early 70s and looking forward to everything life still has to share. Listen in to hear his story.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Lisa: Discarded yet Thriving

    Lisa: Discarded yet Thriving

    How do you cope when your mother discards you to pursue men and money? Having been thrown out of her home as an 11yr old Lisa moved in with an older cousin and thrived. But life has not been straight forward. Now Lisa and her family are living full time in their motor home, 2 adults, 4 children and 2 dogs! Just how did that come about?

    We catch up with Lisa and her family in Spain and hear her story.

    #hope #nevergiveup #travel #campervanlife #unexpectedturns #realtalk #mentalhealth #family

    • 34 min
    Max: No Disney Kids Here

    Max: No Disney Kids Here

    Living in Uganda, you don't get to be a 'Disney kid', you have to work from the 'get go'. Today we welcome back Max (Listen to his first Episode Max: It'll all be for the best ) who tells us how following his arrest he got involved with the Uphill Trust school in Uganda and what difference it is making to both the students and local community. It's not easy, but Max and the team have raised thousands and achieved huge success.

    Find out more here: https://www.uphilltrust.org/

    #uphilltrust #raisinghope #uganda #education #unexpectedturns #notadisneykid #brideprice #unexpectedturnspod

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Michael: From A Distance

    Michael: From A Distance

    Michael, describes himself as a musician, writer, actor and autistic. Today he shares some of the changes in his life and how he deals with them, particularly unexpected changes, without allowing them to 'freak him out'. This is the 3rd time we have spoken and although he has not found things easy he is always inspiring and has a huge amount of gratitude for everything in his life. This episode is coming out between Valentine's and Mother's Day. As a mum it is wonderful to hear how much he appreciates his family and friends.

    #autism #family #realtalk #mentalhealth #musictherapy #change #unexpectedturns #relationships

    • 28 min
    Liam: Conquering the Green tunnel.

    Liam: Conquering the Green tunnel.

    Unexpected Turns with Liam Lethern.

    Getting started is the hardest bit, there are always reasons not to, you just have to balance it out and go for it. Then to keep going when your head and body start messing with you.

    What is it like stepping out of your "normal life" and travelling half way across the globe to hike the Appalachian Trail. Listen in to find out how Liam conquered the "Green Tunnel"
    We all say, tomorrow, another day/year, why not now?
    Do you agree?

    #unexpectedturnspod #mentalhealth #reasonsnottoo #justdoit #trialhiking #AppalachianTrail

    • 1 hr 22 min

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