Ep 306: Born Running with Jason Livingston

World renowned Athlete Jason Livingston is live in the studio he tells the ladies the harrowing story of his dark childhood, and the events in his past that lead him to becoming an athlete. This episode may be triggering for some. As Emma Takes a week off Trisha Goddard joined Harriet and Natalie for this week’s Badass Woman’s Hour.At the age of 8 moving with his mother and her new partner who quickly became abusive toward Jason, having lived up until then with his loving West Indian grandparents, from a young age Jason was forced to change. His book “Born Running” documents his early career as an athlete and how pushing the boundaries of his own bodies became mistaken for doping, which went on to have a big affect on his first experience of the Olympics.If you need help with similar issues raised in this episode please visit the links below:https://www.refuge.org.uk/https://napac.org.uk/For information on all your hosts you can click on their names:Harriet MinterNatalie CampbellEmma Sexton If you want to get in touch you can find us on all the socials under this name: @badasswomenshrAnd for more about the podcast head here: https://www.badasswomenshour.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.