Theres been an underlying theme of bravery running through this series and today we talk to one very brave woman, Dawn Colgan.Dawn had it all, a great career, two children and a loving partner. She loved her job as a specialist social worker in addiction. But her life dramatically changed, at 34, when she had her third child who is now 15. In this episode Dawn shares her story of despair, loneliness, inadequacy but also bravery, grit, determination and growth. In the Book Collective we read chapter 8 of Deborah James, How To Live When You Could Be Dead and it’s all about the healing power of laughter. Even when she was in the most excruciating pain, Deborah found the funny, we discuss how important laughter is when facing serious illness and death. In The Foodie Lou cooks up a one pot frozen pea risotto, changing the alcohol to vegetable stock: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/pea-risotto Find out how we did with our poetry WI and we also have a new WI to try out and you ain’t seen nothing like it! There’s a great quote from Jinty and our usual shenanigans, we talk love eggs, marriage and how the method of meeting our partners has changed over the years.There’s your amazing comments so make sure you put the kettle on and settle in for this hour (ish) of fun and meaningful chat. Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Dawn’s Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/search?q=wonky%20pots%20by%20dawn&ref=auto-1&as_prefix=wonky%20potsYou can watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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