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Sep 2022
1h 4m

Resilience - Jana, Hayley, Casey, Georgi...

Sam Squiers
About this episode

In this episode Sam Squiers hand selects five of the best stories of resilience in the face of extreme adversity. And every story is different.

Jana Pittman talks about her battles with the media (1:16), Hayley Raso opens up about her horrific injury (12:35) and Casey Dellacqua discusses the body shaming that nearly derailed her career (27:49).

Georgia Baker talks about dealing with grief (36:35) and Bronte Campbell chronicles her fight against chronic pain (45:56).

 

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