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Speaking Cat - The Peeking Cat Literary Podcast

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Jul 30, 2023 • 42min

ep 031 - I Wrote a Book in a Weekend... or did I?

This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app on 29th July 2023. I talk about my upcoming book "the CMMRD book" and how I wrote it in a weekend. I explain what the book is about, including acceptance of an ultra-rare genetic condition.
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May 28, 2023 • 39min

ep 030 - How What We’re Told As Children Sticks With Us

This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app on Saturday 28th May 2023.  I discuss how what teachers, relatives, and employers tell young people can affect them in the future and shape how they see themselves.
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Mar 11, 2023 • 28min

ep 029 - Nightcast

This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app on Friday 3rd March 2023. A chilled, soothing episode where I describe my street at night and go off-script into metaphoric musings. Come here to relax.
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Mar 4, 2023 • 45min

ep 028 - Cancer and CMMRD: From Denial To Acceptance

This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app about how far I've come over the years since my diagnoses, what acceptance really means, and the difference between acknowledgement and acceptance.
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Feb 19, 2022 • 31min

ep 027 - How To Cope While Waiting For A Diagnosis

I wanted to do a quick talk about how to cope when you’re waiting for some kind of diagnosis or for caregivers, how to help other people to cope well, in this waiting period. This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app.   You can read the transcript here.
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Feb 12, 2022 • 37min

ep 026 - 8 Tips For Writing Faster

This is a talk I gave on the Wisdom app.   Read the transcript here.
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Feb 5, 2022 • 41min

ep 025 - How to Get Published in a Literary Magazine

This talk was originally given on the Wisdom app.   Read the transcript here.
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Jan 30, 2022 • 41min

ep 024 - Living With Lynch Syndrome: What Is Lynch Syndrome?

I did a talk on the Wisdom app explaining what Lynch syndrome is and my personal story.   Read the transcript
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Dec 24, 2021 • 32min

ep 023 - Those Christmas Writes

This is a talk I gave on Wisdom app on Christmas Eve 2021. I talked about finding inspiration from Christmases past, present and future, as well as engaging the senses and taking time to be introspective and take stock of the year during the festive period.   Read the transcript here.
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Dec 13, 2021 • 11min

ep 022 - Speaking Cat Open Mic #3

Featuring poetry from Mehreen Ahmed, Benjamin Biesek and Blair Ewing. Find out how to submit your reading at peekingcatliterary.co.uk. Intro and outro music: Trap Hamza by Arulo

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