Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on homelessness and smashing through glass ceilings

Dirty Mother Pukka with Anna Whitehouse

Heart

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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This is one of the most insightful episodes on the reality of homelessness for one incredible woman, Sabrina Cohen-Hatton. She lived on the streets as a young woman and fought against every barrier possible to succeed at the top of the fire service. If you ever wonder what to do when walking past a homeless person, listen in. And if you’ve ever felt discriminated against in a male environment, pull up a chair.

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0:00.0	This is a Global Player Original podcast.
0:10.2	Welcome to this episode.
0:17.0	I'm Anna Whitehouse, the founder of Motherpucker, joined by
0:21.3	A very knackered Polly Hazelwood in the house.
0:25.1	Just about.
0:26.2	Before we crack on, we have the absolutely exceptional Sabrina Cohen-Hatton.
0:32.2	You might not have heard of her, but she is absolutely worth sticking around for.
0:36.5	She speaks about her exceptional journey
0:38.6	from living on the streets, homelessness,
0:42.0	what you can do when you walk past somebody in that position,
0:45.9	something we could all lean into,
0:47.5	but also how she has fought to get to the top of the fire services
0:52.1	against a weight of misogyny.
0:56.2	Oh, it's incredible.
0:57.4	So I was away this week for half term, and I bought myself a cheeky little two-piece.
1:04.3	I don't know what you were going to say then.
1:05.7	It was a little Calvin Klein, cropped-top and shorts.
1:09.2	Nice.
1:10.0	I looked in the mirror, and I thought, you've got this.
1:11.9	You're 42.
1:12.8	What a F.
1:13.6	Have got this.
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