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#PressPlay was set up in 2022 after feeling like someone had pressed the pause button on my life, due to a serious injury caused by a medication taken as prescribed (Benzodiazepine) ,which lasted over 5 years. During that time I turned to music and the arts to survive, which helped me to begin feeling a sense of life resuming again. Now working towards a documentary film, I wanted to run #PressPlay alongside to explore conversations and topics linked to the film and this journey, namely: overcoming adversity, health, mental health, recovery, career, creativity, business etc. As a kid, my friend and I used to record our own private 'radio shows' on my tape recorder, and I wanted to capture the nostalgia of cassettes, music and the excitement I'd feel each time that play button got pressed. Podcast Introduction:"Sometimes life can feel like someone pressed the pause button, and sometimes the world can feel like we're on rewind. In this show we cover topics such as health, mental well-being, creativity, business, social issues, psychology, career, life and many more. Stay tuned for inspiring stories and conversations that explore what it means to #PressPlay on the life you want, in a fairer, healthier, more equal world".
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Fiona Oakes: 4x World Record Ultra Marathon Runner and star of the Amazon Prime film 'Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary''
Episode 12
Fiona Oakes: Ultra Marathon World Record Holder and star of the Amazon Prime documentary: Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Story.
Fiona had her kneecap removed when she was a teenager and was told she’d never walk again. Not only did she walk again, she became a world-record holding ultra marathon winner
We discuss..
The love of animals, veganism, life, self discipline, Tower Hill Stables animal sanctuary and why despite all of her accolades and achievements as an elite athlete, why Fiona doesn’t consider herself a runner and much more..
Call For Help:
Tower Hill Stables is the animal sanctuary that Fiona and her partner Martin run. They've plugged every spare bit of cash they've had since buying it into running it, and all of Fiona's winnings from marathons have gone into taking care of the animals. But the sanctuary is running at a shortfall of £6k a month and it needs help. 'Marathon Des Cows' has been set up so you can sponsor a cow (from as little as £1) to help keep the sanctuary running. Find out more here - https://www.towerhillstables.org/marathon-des-cows
Tower Hill Stables
Website: https://www.towerhillstables.org/aboutus
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/towerhillstables/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/towerhillstablesanimalsanctuary/
Chapter Markers:
01.48 What do you think instilled this attitude of seeing life as an adventure in you?
3.50 How did you find running, and discover that it could be the path to helping you achieve your bigger goals?
10.12 How is the emotional process when you put your running shoes on every day?
16.00 How do you handle the uncertainty of not knowing if you’ll be able to run the race on the day, and the uncertainty of life in general?
20.00 - Are you pushing yourself or are you forcing yourself?
34.20 Have you found that this running life that you’ve taken on for veganism and the animal sanctuary - has that changed the rest of your life? And, what were those personal growth lessons you learnt in lockdown?
42.20 Getting up at 3.30am
44.10 Food as fuel
46.52 Beware the processed foods of the vegan diet
47.32 Eating one meal a day
55.48 How have you managed being both strong and sensitive in life in a world that can be so cruel to humans and animals?
🏃♀️ DONATE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/fionaoakes
🏃♀️ Follow Fiona here: https://www.instagram.com/oakes.fiona/
🏃♀️ Buy the book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Good-Fiona-Oakes-Story/dp/1636849172
🏃♀️ Watch the film here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Good-Fiona-Oakes/dp/B07L5PNW16
Quotes from this podcast episode with Fiona:
👉 "Life is an adventure, and you never know when it’s going to end so you’ve got to make the most of it"
👉 "I don’t know why I choose to do things, I think they choose me"
👉 "If you don’t try you’re
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