The Longest Battle

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 charityTheme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 charityTheme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 charityTheme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Theme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 charityTheme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 charityTheme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 charityTheme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 charityTheme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 charityTheme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 charityTheme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 charityTheme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 charityTheme tune composed by Michelle de Jong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.