EPISODE · Feb 12, 2025 · 1H 17M
#16 Margaret Evison: Rising to challenges, coping with death, empowering adolescents
from Meeting People · host Amul Pandya
In 2009 Mark Evison was shot whilst leading a patrol in Helmand Province. Having been flown back to England, his mother Margaret was faced with no choice but to turn off his life support machine. She now runs the Mark Evison Foundation which enables adolescents from state schools to undertake challenges. In one of my most difficult conversations yet, we talk about Mark’s life, coping with the grief of losing a child, and the example he continues to set. The Foundation, named in his honour empowers hundreds of children to take on the spirit of adventure.A clinical psychologist by training, Margaret is an inspiring character who had lots to say on the war in Afghanistan, military support, parenting, and the journey she has been on to lead a life of fulfilment that would make her son proud.Her book Death of a Soldier, a Mother’s Story can be bought here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Soldier-Margaret-Evison/dp/1849544492To learn more about the great work of the Mark Evison Foundation, please visit https://www.markevisonfoundation.org/This podcast was produced by Matt Cooper with music composed by Loverman.
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In 2009 Mark Evison was shot whilst leading a patrol in Helmand Province. Having been flown back to England, his mother Margaret was faced with no choice but to turn off his life support machine. She now runs the Mark Evison Foundation which enables adolescents from state schools to undertake challenges. In one of my most difficult conversations yet, we talk about Mark’s life, coping with the grief of losing a child, and the example he continues to set. The Foundation, named in his hono...
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