Two Years of Extraordinary People: Part 1

Katie Piper's Extraordinary People

Sony Music

Health & Fitness, Arts, Society & Culture

4.8 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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It’s officially two years of Katie Piper’s Extraordinary People! In that time, over fifty incredible guests have opened up about their personal journey, with their stories involving anything from trauma, to recovery, to success. As this year has been so difficult for so many, we wanted to look back at the moments that left us feeling uplifted and inspired. In this episode, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill shares how her athletics background has helped her face other challenges in life, Manchester Arena bombing survivor Freya Lewis explains how she’s dealt with life after trauma, Busted’s Matt Willis talks about how he manages his demons after dealing with fame at a young age, and TV chef Nadiya Hussain explains how she deals with anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:17.0	Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Katie Piper's Extraordinary People.
1:18.7	A birthday edition.
1:21.7	Nope, it's not my birthday, although it was on Monday.
1:23.8	It's this podcast's birthday.
1:29.4	It's actually crazy to think that this month marks two years since the podcast began.
1:35.2	And in that time, we've heard over 50 individuals. All of those people have overcome something extraordinary. Some are still on their journey. Whether it's been a story of addiction, abuse,
1:40.5	of mental health struggle, or of someone going above and beyond to help others.
1:45.2	Every single story has certainly left me feeling inspired and hopefully it's done the same for you as well.
1:54.2	With it being two years though, since we started telling these incredible stories,
1:58.5	it felt right to take a look back. And I think in
2:01.5	current circumstances, you know, it's a really tough time for all of us and we can all do
2:06.1	with a little bit of inspiration. So I've picked out some moments from those last two years,
2:10.8	the moments that left me feeling uplifted and motivated. And if that sounds like something
2:15.5	that you could do with right now, stay right here.
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