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Unbroken: Healing Through Storytelling
by Madeleine Black
Unbroken – The Podcast with Madeleine Black, features amazing individuals who have all triumphed after adversity and have not just bounced back in life, but forward and are now making a difference for others.
Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.
She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.
Copyright: © 2023 Unbroken: Healing Through Storytelling
Episodes
88: It's OK with Aaron Cargill
30m · PublishedAaron runs a mental health inspired clothing brand called It's Okay.
It's Okay was founded from a spell of severe depression and a close suicide attempt, luckily he was able to fight his way back and create a brand that's foundations are to support, spread MH awareness, fight the stigma and not leave anyone behind.
With each and every sale they donate 10% of their profits to designated monthly focused charity, to ensure that everyone gets a share
Some key points from our interview:
- How he recognises that his depression started after experiencing so much loss and trauma in such a short period of time
- How he was forced back to his hometown after his divorce which was where he grew up and suffered a turbulent childhood
- How he found the courage to speak out about his depression, but it took a few attempts to find the right support
- How he couldn’t have come back from depression without speaking out, his therapist and his dog Willow
- How he’s passionate about overcoming the stigma of mental illness for everyone
- How he’s speaking out to improve mental health and share mental health tips on his website
- How he’s started a clothing brand with a heart that also offers support for people experiencing all types of mental health issues; it’s so much more than a fashion brand
Website: www.itsokclothing.com
Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.
She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.
You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken, from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/
Watch edited highlights on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeleineBlackUnbroken
Short of time but want to tune in?
Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE
88: It's OK with Aaron Cargill
30m · PublishedAaron runs a mental health inspired clothing brand called It's Okay.
It's Okay was founded from a spell of severe depression and a close suicide attempt, luckily he was able to fight his way back and create a brand that's foundations are to support, spread MH awareness, fight the stigma and not leave anyone behind.
With each and every sale they donate 10% of their profits to designated monthly focused charity, to ensure that everyone gets a share
Some key points from our interview:
- How he recognises that his depression started after experiencing so much loss and trauma in such a short period of time
- How he was forced back to his hometown after his divorce which was where he grew up and suffered a turbulent childhood
- How he found the courage to speak out about his depression, but it took a few attempts to find the right support
- How he couldn’t have come back from depression without speaking out, his therapist and his dog Willow
- How he’s passionate about overcoming the stigma of mental illness for everyone
- How he’s speaking out to improve mental health and share mental health tips on his website
- How he’s started a clothing brand with a heart that also offers support for people experiencing all types of mental health issues; it’s so much more than a fashion brand
Website: www.itsokclothing.com
Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.
She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.
You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken, from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/
Watch edited highlights on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeleineBlackUnbroken
Short of time but want to tune in?
Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE
87: Day by Day with Polly Vickery
31m · PublishedPolly got in contact with as she had listened to the show and felt it was time to tell her own story of personal trauma and grief. This is the first time she has spoken out publicly and I was profoundly moved by our conversation.
In 2019 Polly was on holiday in France with her husband and their ten-month-old son. They were driving home from the beach when their car was hit by truck. Her son was killed instantly, and her husband Larry died in hospital a day later. She was trapped in the back of car and airlifted to hospital where she was put into a coma and woken up 3 days later. She was sure her son had died but thought Larry had just been knocked out but was then told he had died as well. She was left unable to walk due to broken pelvis and spent 3 months in a wheelchair after she finally left hospital.
She started to work on recovering physically and mentally. She decided to have another child and went on to have Florence by sperm doner… in the meantime she also met her current partner, Ben.
Before the accident she ran a fashion label with her sister, all very east London hipster, but gave it up when she had Max and got a proper job before she got pregnant. She has even pitched on Dragons Den! She’s now a web designer and living back in Bristol.
She says “To outside world I have a wonderful life, but it’s marked by the worst tragedy”
Some key points from our interview:
- How she feels that even though part of her life stopped very suddenly after the car accident, she chose to carry on living
- How she knew instantly when she saw her baby after the accident, that he had died
- How sometimes she looks back now and wonders how she has managed to cope with it all
- How her rehabilitation gave her a focus to heal herself both physically and mentally
- How even though she felt nervous about sharing her story she wants to show others that life goes on
Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.
She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.
You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken, from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/
Watch edited highlights on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeleineBlackUnbroken
Short of time but want to tune in?
Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE
87: Day by Day with Polly Vickery
31m · PublishedPolly got in contact with as she had listened to the show and felt it was time to tell her own story of personal trauma and grief. This is the first time she has spoken out publicly and I was profoundly moved by our conversation.
In 2019 Polly was on holiday in France with her husband and their ten-month-old son. They were driving home from the beach when their car was hit by truck. Her son was killed instantly, and her husband Larry died in hospital a day later. She was trapped in the back of car and airlifted to hospital where she was put into a coma and woken up 3 days later. She was sure her son had died but thought Larry had just been knocked out but was then told he had died as well. She was left unable to walk due to broken pelvis and spent 3 months in a wheelchair after she finally left hospital.
She started to work on recovering physically and mentally. She decided to have another child and went on to have Florence by sperm doner… in the meantime she also met her current partner, Ben.
Before the accident she ran a fashion label with her sister, all very east London hipster, but gave it up when she had Max and got a proper job before she got pregnant. She has even pitched on Dragons Den! She’s now a web designer and living back in Bristol.
She says “To outside world I have a wonderful life, but it’s marked by the worst tragedy”
Some key points from our interview:
- How she feels that even though part of her life stopped very suddenly after the car accident, she chose to carry on living
- How she knew instantly when she saw her baby after the accident, that he had died
- How sometimes she looks back now and wonders how she has managed to cope with it all
- How her rehabilitation gave her a focus to heal herself both physically and mentally
- How even though she felt nervous about sharing her story she wants to show others that life goes on
Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.
She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.
You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken, from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/
Watch edited highlights on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeleineBlackUnbroken
Short of time but want to tune in?
Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE
86: Grandad Wheels with Brian Abram
38m · PublishedBrian Abram is 64 and lives in Halifax. In 2013 he survived a horrific cycling accident that left him paralysed and a full-time wheelchair user. After weeks in a coma and a year in hospital he returned home to a very different life.
He then wrote a silly story to amuse his grandson, who was just 6 months old when he had his accident. Encouraged by others, (including Quentin Blake who said, “It’s an impressive piece of work,”) he self-published his first book in 2019. Two years later there are now four books.
He now spends his time doing lots of school visits to raise awareness about disability and to show kids that being in a wheelchair, is no barrier to having fun.
Everything he makes is donated to charities that help people who have suffered a spinal injury like me. So far, he’s raised just over £28,000 for the Spinal Injuries Association and Back Up
Some key points from our interview:
· How he recognises that his body might have been broken physically inn his accident, but mentally he remains unbroken
· How his uses his positivity that he inherited from his mother and dark humour to help him
· How he met the woman who saved his life in the most extraordinary way
· How he first decided to write a children’s book for his grandson to explain why he was different to other Grandads
· How he’s now passionate about sharing his story in schools to raise awareness of life in a wheelchair and more importantly the fun he can still have
“Nothing is forever; be patient” – Brian Abram
You can get more info about Brian and his books here:
www.grandadwheels.com
You can read his personal blog here:
www.thestrifeofbrian.com
Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.
She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.
You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken, from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/
Watch edited highlights on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeleineBlackUnbroken
Short of time but want to tune in?
Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE
86: Grandad Wheels with Brian Abram
38m · PublishedBrian Abram is 64 and lives in Halifax. In 2013 he survived a horrific cycling accident that left him paralysed and a full-time wheelchair user. After weeks in a coma and a year in hospital he returned home to a very different life.
He then wrote a silly story to amuse his grandson, who was just 6 months old when he had his accident. Encouraged by others, (including Quentin Blake who said, “It’s an impressive piece of work,”) he self-published his first book in 2019. Two years later there are now four books.
He now spends his time doing lots of school visits to raise awareness about disability and to show kids that being in a wheelchair, is no barrier to having fun.
Everything he makes is donated to charities that help people who have suffered a spinal injury like me. So far, he’s raised just over £28,000 for the Spinal Injuries Association and Back Up
Some key points from our interview:
· How he recognises that his body might have been broken physically inn his accident, but mentally he remains unbroken
· How his uses his positivity that he inherited from his mother and dark humour to help him
· How he met the woman who saved his life in the most extraordinary way
· How he first decided to write a children’s book for his grandson to explain why he was different to other Grandads
· How he’s now passionate about sharing his story in schools to raise awareness of life in a wheelchair and more importantly the fun he can still have
“Nothing is forever; be patient” – Brian Abram
You can get more info about Brian and his books here:
www.grandadwheels.com
You can read his personal blog here:
www.thestrifeofbrian.com
Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.
She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.
You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken, from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/
Watch edited highlights on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeleineBlackUnbroken
Short of time but want to tune in?
Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE
85: Daffodils with Louise Beech
36m · PublishedI was so excited to interview the author Louise Beech, as I’ve not only read all of her books, both published and unpublished, but she’s a dear friend too!
It took many years and many rejections for Louise Beech to finally get a book deal in 2015. Her debut, How to be Brave, got to No4 on Amazon and was a Guardian Readers’ Pick; Maria in the Moon was described as ‘quirky, darkly comic and heartfelt’ by the Sunday Mirror; The Lion Tamer Who Lost shortlisted for the Popular Romantic Novel of 2019 at the RNA Awards and longlisted for the Polari Prize 2019; Call Me Star Girl longlisted for the Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize and was Best magazine’s Best Book of the Year 2019; I Am Dust was a Crime Magazine Monthly Pick; and This Is How We Are Human was a Clare Mackintosh Book Club pick.
Louise’s memoir Daffodils will be released in audiobook 1st April, exploring a shocking family suicide attempt and a difficult childhood. Nothing Else, her eight novel, will be released 23rd June.
Today we are going to explore writing a memoir and how that impacted her...
Some key points from our interview
- How even though she felt like she had been broken in the past, she’s not unbroken as she was never truly broken
- How she reversed her decision in writing her memoir after her mother jumped off the Humber bridge and miraculously survived
- How she wanted to look back over her difficult childhood, childhood trauma and the challenging relationship with her mother to make sense of it and possibly retrieve some of her deeply buried memories
- How growing up with a mother that has a narcissistic personality disorder shaped her into stepping into a mothering and nurturing role from a very young age
- How she knows that even though her mind has deeply buried memories around childhood sexual abuse, and she can’t currently access them, her body knows and remembers the trauma
- How from a very young age, writing has always been a therapy and escapism for her.
Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.
She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.
You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken, from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/
Watch edited highlights on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeleineBlackUnbroken
Short of time but want to tune in?
Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE
85: Daffodils with Louise Beech
36m · PublishedI was so excited to interview the author Louise Beech, as I’ve not only read all of her books, both published and unpublished, but she’s a dear friend too!
It took many years and many rejections for Louise Beech to finally get a book deal in 2015. Her debut, How to be Brave, got to No4 on Amazon and was a Guardian Readers’ Pick; Maria in the Moon was described as ‘quirky, darkly comic and heartfelt’ by the Sunday Mirror; The Lion Tamer Who Lost shortlisted for the Popular Romantic Novel of 2019 at the RNA Awards and longlisted for the Polari Prize 2019; Call Me Star Girl longlisted for the Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize and was Best magazine’s Best Book of the Year 2019; I Am Dust was a Crime Magazine Monthly Pick; and This Is How We Are Human was a Clare Mackintosh Book Club pick.
Louise’s memoir Daffodils will be released in audiobook 1st April, exploring a shocking family suicide attempt and a difficult childhood. Nothing Else, her eight novel, will be released 23rd June.
Today we are going to explore writing a memoir and how that impacted her...
Some key points from our interview
- How even though she felt like she had been broken in the past, she’s not unbroken as she was never truly broken
- How she reversed her decision in writing her memoir after her mother jumped off the Humber bridge and miraculously survived
- How she wanted to look back over her difficult childhood, childhood trauma and the challenging relationship with her mother to make sense of it and possibly retrieve some of her deeply buried memories
- How growing up with a mother that has a narcissistic personality disorder shaped her into stepping into a mothering and nurturing role from a very young age
- How she knows that even though her mind has deeply buried memories around childhood sexual abuse, and she can’t currently access them, her body knows and remembers the trauma
- How from a very young age, writing has always been a therapy and escapism for her.
Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.
She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.
You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken, from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/
Watch edited highlights on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeleineBlackUnbroken
Short of time but want to tune in?
Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE
84- From Chaos to Calm with Gen Edwards
37m · PublishedGen Edwards is an intuitive energy healer, born in Zimbabwe, and who lived in South Africa for a long time. She is currently loving living in Leeds, and healing globally!
She is an accredited healing facilitator using The Emotion Code and The Body Code; and has been practising as a healer since 2015, when she got her first energy healing qualification.
Gen has helped hundreds of people all around the world with emotional, physical and mental issues, by helping to sort out old, emotional baggage that no longer serves them and that leads to stress and disease. She works on the premise that our bodies have a powerful ability to restore our own health if conditions are right, so she tries to make the conditions right, with the right energy balance.
Just before our interview she told me she was worried that she might not be a good fit for my show as she didn’t have a big story or a life altering event, but has grown up with low self-esteem and a feeling of not being good enough and it would take till she was in her 50’s to finally be happy with who she was and accept herself
I reassured her that her story would resonate with so many people and it’s great to show others that despite being in her 50’s she was able to do the work and make the changes needed to reverse and change her mindset, thought patterns and behaviour
Some key points from our interview:
· How her definition of Unbroken is to be like a tree that can bend and sway in the wind and doesn’t snap due to its resilience
· How she always knew at a very young age she had been adopted at birth
· How despite being adopted into a loving and supportive family, she always felt not good enough and had a mother wound
· How it would take till she reached her 50’s that she decided to stop stuffing her hurt down and deal with her stuff
· How she was amazed when her energy healer asked her in their first Kinesiology session “Who abandoned you?”
· How she decided to work on herself and has reached a peaceful and loving place and no longer thinks she’s not good enough
· How she uses holistic therapies and alternative medicine to release trapped emotion and has trained in The Emotion Code and Body Code
· How she is passionate now about helping others to heal and transform with acceptance, gratitude and love for a more peaceful life
Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.
She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.
You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken, from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/
Watch edited highlights on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeleineBlackUnbroken
Short of time but want to tune in?
Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE
84- From Chaos to Calm with Gen Edwards
37m · PublishedGen Edwards is an intuitive energy healer, born in Zimbabwe, and who lived in South Africa for a long time. She is currently loving living in Leeds, and healing globally!
She is an accredited healing facilitator using The Emotion Code and The Body Code; and has been practising as a healer since 2015, when she got her first energy healing qualification.
Gen has helped hundreds of people all around the world with emotional, physical and mental issues, by helping to sort out old, emotional baggage that no longer serves them and that leads to stress and disease. She works on the premise that our bodies have a powerful ability to restore our own health if conditions are right, so she tries to make the conditions right, with the right energy balance.
Just before our interview she told me she was worried that she might not be a good fit for my show as she didn’t have a big story or a life altering event, but has grown up with low self-esteem and a feeling of not being good enough and it would take till she was in her 50’s to finally be happy with who she was and accept herself
I reassured her that her story would resonate with so many people and it’s great to show others that despite being in her 50’s she was able to do the work and make the changes needed to reverse and change her mindset, thought patterns and behaviour
Some key points from our interview:
· How her definition of Unbroken is to be like a tree that can bend and sway in the wind and doesn’t snap due to its resilience
· How she always knew at a very young age she had been adopted at birth
· How despite being adopted into a loving and supportive family, she always felt not good enough and had a mother wound
· How it would take till she reached her 50’s that she decided to stop stuffing her hurt down and deal with her stuff
· How she was amazed when her energy healer asked her in their first Kinesiology session “Who abandoned you?”
· How she decided to work on herself and has reached a peaceful and loving place and no longer thinks she’s not good enough
· How she uses holistic therapies and alternative medicine to release trapped emotion and has trained in The Emotion Code and Body Code
· How she is passionate now about helping others to heal and transform with acceptance, gratitude and love for a more peaceful life
Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.
She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.
You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken, from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/
Watch edited highlights on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeleineBlackUnbroken
Short of time but want to tune in?
Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE
Unbroken: Healing Through Storytelling has 245 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 150:42:30. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 27th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on February 22nd, 2024 14:10.
