S8: Being a beacon of light in the face of adversity with Deborah James of Bowel Babe

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Business, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 6 July 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

What does living with cancer do to your perspective on life? If Deborah James is anything to go by, it gives you a hunger for life, and a drive to make fundamental and long-lasting change to the system.

Mum of two, Deborah James, also known as Bowel Babe, joins Holly in this episode to discuss her formative years, how she navigated the news every person would dread and how she is spending each day driving to make a change to the system.

It is this desire to see a better way and strive to change it, that runs throughout Deborah’s story. Her open and honest words on riding the roller coaster of life are a testament to the power of the human spirit.

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0:00.0	How does hearing the very worst news change the way you navigate through life?
0:05.6	I often describe running your business like a roller coaster,
0:09.4	but no one is perhaps more aware of what a roller coaster life can really be than my next guest today.
0:15.8	I have followed Deborah for a few years, but having never met her, I couldn't wait to finally speak to her.
0:22.3	Deborah's enthusiasm for life, her positivity, her graciousness,
0:27.0	and honest approach to cancer and the card she's been dealt
0:31.0	are a testament to the strength of the human spirit.
0:38.0	I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to conversations of inspiration.
0:42.0	I'm the founder of Not on the High Street and Holly and Co.
0:45.0	And I'm the UK Ambassador of Creative Small Businesses.
0:49.0	I believe that having a business doing what you love is the key to a happy fulfilled life and my dream
0:55.5	is to help everybody start theirs. So I've reached out to all my favorite small
1:00.2	businesses acclaimed entrepreneurs and those who just simply inspire me and ask
1:05.8	them to share theirs.
1:07.8	With thanks to our sponsor NatWest who have helped bring this free podcast to life. Here are my conversations of inspiration.
1:15.6	Bow your head and let your eyelids close on down where we're going you won't need
1:21.8	to bring your frown.
1:23.7	You will find...
1:24.7	Hello Deborah, I can't tell you how lovely it is to meet you even though it's virtually
1:29.6	and we're 14 weeks into lockdown.
1:33.0	You're a true beacon of light and I've been following you and you've been changing the view on cancer and I just I cannot wait for this conversation because I know you've been on such a journey
1:46.8	But even though I haven't actually met you I feel like I know you so it's just so lovely. I'm looking at your gorgeous gorgeous
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