30 Your story unlocks someone's prison with Aoife Madden - a podcast by Laura Moss
from 2020-07-24T06:30
Aoife Madden is an inspiring young woman who is a teacher and runs a blog called B is for bladder. Although Aoife may look like a normal 20 something year old but she has a hidden disability and has used a catheter for the last 10 years. In today’s episode we speak about her journey to being diagnosed with a chronic illness and how she has coped with it through her life.
Aoife is such an amazingly positive person and sees herself as enabled not disabled. Her blog only started a few months ago and Aoife is already supporting other young people diagnosed with a chronic illness by sharing her story.
We are thrilled she is a member of Inspire and Connect and has joined us in today’s episode to share her story with us
In this episode we speak about;
- The importance of dealing with our issues and not suppressing how we feel
- How Aoife dealt with a chronic illness, going to University and working the 9-5 now as a teacher
- The power of having amazing people around you and how their support can shape you into the person you are today
- How sharing her story has led to her discovering other illnesses that affect people’s lives
- Defining a chronic illness for our audience
- How you can reconnect with yourself when you have those down days
Resources
Aoife Madden
Inspire and Connect
Further episodes of Inspire and Connect; Your Podcast for Life and Business
Further podcasts by Laura Moss
Website of Laura Moss