Fearless 2020

The Braw and The Brave is a podcast about people and their passions. N.B. This episode references sexual violence, bulimia and mental health issues. See below for helpful links. TEDx Cumbernauld Women 2020 orchestrated by Maureen Hascoet took place on Sunday 22nd November. Due to Covid19 the event had to be streamed live on Facebook with many of the speakers pre-recording their talks and only a few speaking live from Ward Park Studios. Embracing the spirit of ‘ideas worth spreading’, I interviewed 5 of the amazing speakers and Maureen herself remotely about the event’s theme ‘Fearless’ and what it meant to be involved in this most uplifting and inspiring event. Maureen Hascoet is an award winning filmmaker who recently moved to Scotland after 12 years in and around the film industry in London. Passionate about storytelling in all it’s forms, Maureen started TEDX Cumbernauld with the aim to elevate the local community to a global platform and encourage change. Website: https://tedxcumbernauldwomen.jimdosite.com/ Elisa L. Iannacone has worked across five continents and 30 countries as journalist and camera-woman, producing work for outlets such as National Geographic, Newsweek and BBC World. She covered the Rabaa Massacre in Cairo in 2013 and has worked on the topic of domestic violence within Iraqi Refugee Camps. Her traveling art exhibition and book, The Spiral of Containment: Rape's Aftermath, detail her experience as a rape survivor, healing trauma through powerful visuals, alongside 24 fellow survivor's stories. She is the founder of Reframe House, an agency devoted to reframing views on the world through creativity and visuals. Website: https://www.reframehouse.com Susannah Laing is a Scottish Actor, performer, writer and songwriter.  She is an ex Ex Pro athlete Her agent is Coulter Management agency - [email protected] Connect with Susie: https://instagram.com/sweet.life.suse?igshid=o6nklxr0qbyt Jojo Fraser is an award-winning author, podcaster and keynote speaker, dubbed as ‘the Queen of positivity and a kindness advocate. Jojo is known for normalising discussions around our mental health, making it accessible and relatable to all. She has been a mental health researcher for the past 6 years. She is also founder of the Mummy Jojo blog. Website: https://mummyjojo.com Sylvia Baldock has been transforming lives from the tender age of 13 when she ran a youth group for deprived teenagers in Glasgow, Scotland. Throughout her varied career from theatre sister in open heart surgery to a speaker, trainer and author. Sylvia has inspired and empowered thousands of people to recognise the unique value they bring to the workplace and to life. to play to their strengths and to live a life of purpose and impact. Website: http://www.sylviabaldock.com Anna Pettigrew was born and brought up in Glasgow. Marrying husband Kenny in 1963, they had 5 sons and moved to Cumbernald in 1973. Anna is known as The Cumbernauld Karaoke Queen and when she’s not globetrotting, she is hosting her radio show and singing live on Facebook for her fans. Anna on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/anna.pettigrew.9619 Helpful Links: Rape Crisis Scotland https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk The Survivors Trust thesurvivorstrust.org Overeaters Anonymous https://oa.org/ National Eating Disorders https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org Samaritans https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland NHS https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/ If you’ve enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee via Ko-Fi to help support the production of future episodes. Thank you so much, Lisa #brawbrave https://ko-fi.com/thebrawandthebrave Follow The Braw and The Brave https://www.instagram.com/thebrawandthebravepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/TheBrawandTheBrave https://twitter.com/BrawBrave See https://soundcloud.com/ for privacy and terms of use.