S7: Conquering fear and breaking gender stereotypes with firefighter & psychologist Dr. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
Conversations of Inspiration
Holly Tucker MBE
5.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2020
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Homeless as just 15 years old, Sabrina faced the most difficult, terrifying and tragic set of circumstances. Yet her entrepreneurial mindset burned bright, whilst living on the streets, she not only became a Big Issue seller but completed her GCSE’s too.
At 16 Sabrina found her way back to independence as set her sights on the Fire Service and by the age of 18 she was quickly progressing through the ranks.
Sabrina is now one of only six female fire chiefs in the UK, she has a Masters and PHD in Psychology and has led on pioneering which has informed national policy.
Sabrina and Holly discuss life on the streets, true grit and determination and the role of women in a typically male dominated industry. Heart searingly open and honest, Sabrina is the epitome of an inspirational woman.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm just sat in the workshop delicious coffee in hand and I'm eagerly awaiting my next |
| 0:06.5 | podcast guest the extraordinary Sabrina Cohen Hatton I've been telling anyone, well anyone that will listen, that she's a real-life |
| 0:16.2 | superwoman, a firefighter, she's a psychologist, and an accomplished author. |
| 0:23.0 | But what I know more than anything, |
| 0:25.0 | after my research and especially on the eve of International Women's Day |
| 0:30.0 | is she just epitomizes women's strength, the strength that we possess. |
| 0:36.0 | She's overcome such adversity in order to achieve the impossible and I'm betting there's going to be tears and I'm not going to |
| 0:45.1 | apologize on this one it's just going to be a beautifully inspiring story. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to conversations of inspiration. I'm the founder of Not on the High Street and Holly and Co. and I'm the UK Ambassador of Creative Small Businesses. I believe that having a |
| 1:06.3 | business doing what you love is the key to a happy fulfilled life and my dream is to |
| 1:11.8 | help everybody start theirs. So I've reached out to all my |
| 1:15.4 | favorite small businesses, acclaimed entrepreneurs and those who just simply |
| 1:20.1 | inspire me and ask them to share theirs. |
| 1:23.0 | With thanks to our sponsor Nat West who have helped bring this free |
| 1:27.1 | podcast to life. Here are my conversations of inspiration. Bough your head and let your eyelids close on down where we're going. |
| 1:37.0 | You won't need to bring your frown. |
| 1:40.0 | You will find that one... |
| 1:41.0 | Sabrina, you are the first firefighter we've ever had on this |
| 1:45.5 | podcast. Often we interview business founders and entrepreneurs, but when I came |
| 1:50.8 | across your story it's one of the most inspirational and entrepreneurial journeys I've ever heard. |
| 1:57.5 | I knew it would be a complete privilege to share it on this podcast. |
| 2:01.0 | So thank you so much for agreeing to spend time with. on this evening |
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