EP82 Friendship, Life's Healing Elixir | Erin Cotter-Smith & Gill Hicks

Erin Cotter-Smith & Gill Hicks. Two epic women. One epic friendship.  We heard from Erin and her personal experience with vicarious trauma from 15 years of researching 911 first responders. This layered upon a range of medical traumas she has endured, all whilst hurtling through life as a high achieving disaster medicine expert and academic who sits on the boards of many worthwhile foundations and organisations.  We haven't heard from Gill YET, but among a host of ah-f*cking-mazing attributes, stories and accolades Gill, the author, the speaker and the superstar also happens to be the last person pulled from the rubble in the 2005 London bombings. Gill emerged a double amputee, losing both of her legs... But not her spirit. In this episode we talk about just that.. the spirit, the resilience, the what-is-it-that gets us through the shit.  For these two warriors it was the very unique bond that was formed around a friendship between two people who through their own separate traumas and tough times, understood just how to support one another. There's a science to it that's for certain.  Loneliness has been proven to increase mortality rates 26-32%...  It kind of makes sense then to see friendship may just be our most powerful healing elixir. Tiffanee Cook | www.rollwiththepunches.com.au  |  @rollwiththepunches_podcast  |  @tiffaneeandco   EPISODE SPONSOR: Atlas Broker  |  www.atlasbroker.com.au/tiff  |  1300 731 131 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.