John Robins
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2,358 appearances
15 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 23 Jul
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Meditation, physical pain, gratitude, trauma, and therapy.
There's even a chapter about my bum and its relationship with Buddhism.
So if that piques your interest, Thirst is out now, and the audiobook, read by me, is available wherever you get audiobooks from.
Hello and welcome to How Do You Cope with me, Jon Robbins.
This is the show where I sit down with special guests to talk about the difficult periods in their lives and the coping mechanisms that have helped them along the way.
Today's guest is Kelsey Waghorn.
In 2019, Kelsey was working as a tour guide around White Island, also known as Whakaari, an active volcano off the coast of New Zealand's North Island.
It was a job she'd been doing for five years, born out of a profound love of the ocean and marine science.
On December the 9th, whilst Kelsey was leading a tour of the island, the volcano erupted.
Massive release of steam and volcanic gas caused an explosion, launching rock and deadly ash into the air.
47 people were on the island at the time, 22 of whom lost their lives.
Many of the 25 who survived suffered injuries that required long-term intensive care for severe burns.
Kelsey was one of those.
She received full thickness burns to 45% of her body and has undergone numerous surgeries and countless months of rehab since that day.
In March, she released her book, Surviving White Island, which chronicles what happened to her that day and describes the gruelling journey of recovery, both physical and mental, that she underwent as a result.
In our conversation, we spoke about her experience of PTSD, which her book so brilliantly documents, how it impacted her and those around her, and how she came to find the form of therapy that worked best.
We also talked about pain and how physical recovery and healing can be a form of trauma in itself.
Before we get started, don't forget that you can now watch every new episode of How Do You Cope on YouTube.
Just search for How Do You Cope Pod.
And you can, of course, listen to all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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