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Dany Cotton the Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade talks about how she dealt with trauma in her years as a firefighter. Dr John Green Chief Psychologist for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and Gill Scott-Moore CEO of Police Care UK discuss how best to help first responders with their mental health.
We discuss the power of grime music to politically engage young people with the campaigner Amika George, Dr Joy White who has a Phd in Grime and the author and performer Debris Stevenson.
The Great British Bake off winner from 2015 Nadiya Hussain talks to us about how her pets help her relax. Dr Katherine Garzonis a psychologist, the author of gardening books Hollie Newton and the food writer Bea Wilson tell us how they switch off.
Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell tells us why we all need to find someone like us in literature and why more diversity is needed in books - especially for children. We also hear from Aimee Felone a publisher and the author Patrice Lawrence.
Harriet Wistrich, the lawyer and founder of the Centre for Justice for Women tells us about growing up and losing her disabled brother Matthew. We also hear from the Playwright Atiha Sen Gupta who’s disabled brother Nihal died when he was 17 year old and she was just thirteen.
Presented by Jane Garvey Produced by Rabeka Nurmahomed Edited by Jane Thurlow
Interviewed guest: Dany Cotton Interviewed guest: John Green Interviewed guest: Gill Scott-Moore Interviewed guest: Amika George Interviewed guest: Joy White Interviewed guest: Debris Stevenson Interviewed guest: Nadiya Hussain Interviewed guest: Katherine Garzonis Interviewed guest: Hollie Newton Interviewed guest: Bea Wilson Interviewed guest: Cressida Cowell Interviewed guest: Aimee Felone Interviewed guest: Patrice Lawrence Interviewed guest: Harriet Wistrich Interviewed guest: Atiha Sen Gupta
Published on Saturday, 27th July 2019.
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