Hurting the One You Love

Life Changing

BBC

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.6 • 735 Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Growing up in Newport with his mum and younger brother, Connor Allen struggled with his identity as a mixed race kid. He bottled up his feelings and as the anger and frustration built up, could not find the words to express his emotions. When his rage erupted into violence against his mum, she ended up doing the unthinkable and calling the police. He faced a prison sentence, his future at a crossroads.

Connor tells his story to Dr Sian Williams in front of a live audience at the Hay Festival in May 2023.

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0:45.1	Hello and welcome to a special edition of Life-Changing that we're recording in front of a live, small, but perfectly formed audience here at the Hay Festival.
0:51.8	It's a beautiful morning, and I'm very glad you're here, so give
0:55.0	yourselves a round of applause.
1:00.4	Now for those of you not familiar with life changing, it's a place where we talk to people
1:07.5	who have lived through transformative moments that mean life will never be
1:11.4	quite the same again. Today, it's all about the power of words. Language give shape to our
1:18.5	thoughts, but sometimes it's quite hard to know what to say. And that was certainly the case for
1:24.1	Connor Allen, who lost his way and found his voice. Let's welcome him. Connor.
1:33.7	Now we normally do these interviews in the intimacy of a BBC studio blissfully unaware of anyone
1:43.3	listening in.
1:44.3	So it's quite terrifying.
1:45.3	See the whites of your eyes, hey, audience today.
1:48.0	There will be an opportunity at the end to put your questions to Connor.
1:51.8	For those of you listening at home, you'll be able to hear that in a longer version of the programme on our podcast on BBC Sounds.
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