When Joselin Linder was a teenager, her beloved dad, Dr William Linder, became mysteriously sick in his 40s.  His doctors, as well as medical professionals across the US and around the world, watched his body slowly decline.  But there were no answers.  By age 49, he was dead. 

One of the world’s leading genetics research teams - at the Seidman Lab at Harvard Medical School – discovered that Jos too had inherited the same genetic mutation that had not only killed her father, but five other members of her family.

For perhaps the first time in medical history, this population (known in scientific terms as a FOUNDER POPULATION) has been isolated and through the efforts (and immense sacrifices) of Jos and her family, the gene won’t be passed on to a 5th generation. 

But those living with the gene - including Jos and her sister Hilary - are still fighting to find a cure.

BUT BEFORE YOU GO…

Find out more about Jos here: http://www.thefamilygenebook.com/

Find more about The Family Gene here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-family-gene-joselin-linder?variant=32207719137314

Follow Jos on Insta: @joselinder

Follow Jos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/joselinder?lang=en

Jos’ Article in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/well/live/mortality-genetic-disorder.html

Jos at TedX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guWkr2xE7a0&feature=emb_logo

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CREDITS:

Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday

With thanks to my special guest: Joselin Linder

Audio Editor: Zoltan Fecso

With very special thanks to George Weinberg

Brave Journeys acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the  Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung who are part of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Mark Lukach courageously shares the story of how his future changed unexpectedly at 27 years of age, when his wonderful wife Giulia - with no history of mental illness - was first hospitalised on a psych ward after a devastating mental health crisis.

 Mark first wrote about Giulia in the New York Times "Modern Love" column (Tam’s all-time favourite column) & again in a piece for Pacific Standard Magazine that went viral. He’s also shared their remarkable journey at The Moth Main Stage AND at a TEDx conference.  You’ll be able to find all these links below.

 Mark’s international bestselling memoir - My Lovely Wife In The Psych Ward  is about how mental illness re-shaped their young marriage & ultimately affirmed the power of their mesmeric love.

 Mark & Giulia were simply meant to be.  Their abiding love is something that will stay with me - and I dare say you too - long after the haunting depictions of the psych ward will.

 This episode of Brave Journeys talks about mental illness and suicide. If anything you hear has a triggering effect, please reach out to someone who can help keep you safe. Or please remember if you’re in Australia, you can phone lifeline at any time on 13 11 14.  

Today’s episode of Brave Journeys is brought to you by TIDEE – Professional Organisers – helping bring calm to your everyday.

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BUT BEFORE YOU GO…

Find out more about Mark here: http://www.marklukach.com/

Follow Mark on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/marklukach/

Mark’s Article in Pacific Standard Magazine that went viral: https://psmag.com/social-justice/lovely-wife-psych-ward-95567

Mark at TedX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDVNdPoF9W8

Mark at The Moth Main Stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHZQvIN-7pk

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CREDITS:

Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday

With thanks to my special guest: Mark Lukach

Audio Editor: Zoltan Fecso

With very special thanks to George Weinberg

Brave Journeys acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung who are part of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Dr Nicole Brooks is pure sunshine.  A beaming smile and down to earth nature that belies the gravity of the work she does… day in, day out.  

You see, at 15 years of age Nicole, lost her beautiful mum, Susie, to cancer.   And she’s taken that tragedy and profound loss and converted it into devoting her life to cancer research and improving the lives and health outcomes of patients.  

Nicole holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours and a PHD in foetal physiology in obstetrics and gynaecology from the University of Melbourne.  And now, as the program manager of The Molecular Oncology and Cancer Immunology (MOCI) group at Epworth Healthcare, she, and her brilliant colleagues, aim to provide patients with access to cutting-edge genomic testing.

Today’s episode of Brave Journeys is brought to you by TIDEE – Professional Organisers – helping bring calm to your everyday.

Find TIDEE on Insta here: @tideelife

BUT BEFORE YOU GO…

Find out more about Nic here:
https://blog.epworth.org.au/stories/blood-cancer-research

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CREDITS:

Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday

With thanks to my special guest: Dr Nicole Brooks

Audio Editor: Zoltan Fecso

With very special thanks to George Weinberg

Brave Journeys acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung who are part of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Where should I start with today’s guest – apart from confessing that he’s a lifelong hero of mine?  Clive Stafford Smith is one of the world’s most distinguished Human Rights lawyers and the Founder of ‘Reprieve’ - a UK based legal NGO that defends marginalised people who are facing human rights abuses, often at the hands of powerful governments.  

 Clive’s dedicated over 25 years working on behalf of defendants facing the death penalty in the US.  He only takes on cases of those who can’t afford a lawyer & he’s assisted in the representation of over 400 prisoners and prevented their execution in 98% of cases. 

 In 2000, Clive was awarded an OBE for ‘humanitarian services’ and has won a raft of awards in the field of human rights that would take an hour alone to read out.  

 But it’s his own journey to becoming one of the world’s most feted civil libertarians which really has me spellbound. 

 And please don’t be fooled by his very regal British accent.  Whilst, Clive most certainly is an intellectual giant; he’s an intellectual giant with a heart of gold & a wicked sense of humour who believes that human beings – all human beings - deserve humanity and compassion.

 Yep … he’s extraordinary.  Buckle up dear friends, cos this episode is epic.

 BUT BEFORE YOU GO…

Find out more about Clive here: https://reprieve.org/uk/person/clive-stafford-smith/

Clive at TedX Exeter: https://www.tedxexeter.com/speakers/clive-stafford-smith/

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CREDITS:

Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday

With thanks to my special guest: Clive Stafford Smith

Audio Editor: Zoltan Fecso

With very special thanks to George Weinberg.

For Isabelle Oderberg, professional success was a given.  A trailblazing journalist who’d spent 15 years pioneering digital journalism and going toe to toe with Rupert Murdoch at expansive boardroom tables.  But on the personal front, success, was not, well… so assured.  

When Isy decided at 34 that she wanted to become a mother, she had no partner to embark on that journey with.  

Having courage in spades, she decided to go it alone.  Then, as luck would have it, she met her Mr Right.  But on their path to parenthood, Isy endured seven, yes seven, devastating pregnancy losses.  That’s seven babies she and her husband never got to meet.

Isy’s now courageously writing a book about conception and pregnancy loss aptly called, “Hard to Bear” to help others experiencing the crushing grief that takes hold, when there’s no baby at the end of a pregnancy.

BUT BEFORE YOU GO…

Find out more about Isy here: https://www.isabelleoderberg.me

Follow Isy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yodaberg

Find more about Hard to Bear here: http://www.hardtobear.com

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CREDITS:

Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Tammi Faraday

With thanks to my special guest: Isabelle Oderberg

Audio Editor: Zoltan Fecso

With very special thanks to George Weinberg

Christie Tate, is a Chicago-based lawyer, mother & now an author of an oh so personal memoir - GROUP: How One Therapist & a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life - that’s literally taken the world by storm. 

GROUP tells the story of Christie: A brilliant over-achieving, self-lacerating young law student, graduating top of her class, who wants to die & enters GROUP therapy to save her life.  “GROUP” is Christie's first book & has just been selected for Reese Witherspoon's 'Hello Sunshine' book club.

BUT BEFORE YOU GO…

Find out more about Christie here:
https://christietate.com/

Learn more about Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life: https://christietate.com/https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Group/Christie-Tate/9781471198960

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CREDITS:

Creator & Host: Tammi Faraday
With thanks to special guest:  Christie Tate

Executive Producer: Amanda Rosenberg
Audio Director (& principal cheerleader): George Weinberg 
Editor: Matt Solon 

For Jan Marshall, life was good. She’d worked hard, set herself up financially and was hoping to share her future with a special someone. Having never partnered, she did what millions around the world do… she turned to online dating.  After just a few short days of being approached on a dating site, Jan was certain she’d met “the one”. She accepted a proposal of marriage to a man she’d never seen and within 72 days of connecting online, she sent money, ALL her money – and then some – to a professional scammer.

How did it happen? How does an intelligent, rational person, who’d lived an immaculate life, fall prey to such a wholesale deception?  She’s certainly not alone.

BUT BEFORE YOU GO…

Find out more about Jan here:
https://janmarshall.com.au
https://romancescamsurvivor.org

Learn more about Romance Scam Survivor: The Whole Sordid Story here: https://janmarshall.com.au/romance-scam-survivor-book

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CREDITS:

Creator & Host: Tammi Faraday
With thanks to special guest: Jan Marshall

Executive Producer: Amanda Rosenberg
Audio Director (& principal cheerleader): George Weinberg 
Editor: Matt Solon

As psychologist and filmmaker Eve Ash investigates her parents’ story and in doing so, she uncovers shocking family secrets that literally upend her life.You see, Eve’s beloved parents, Martha and Feliks, both lost their entire families in the Holocaust, including their spouses. Broken, Feliks and Martha met after the war and emigrated together to Melbourne in 1949. Feliks then became a gentle and loving father, dedicated to the family business.

Eve grew up with her older sister, Helen, in a prototypical post-war suburb, with all the comforts any child could want, and yet, somehow, she always felt “different”. After their parents died, Eve and Helen, travelled to the Ukraine to uncover details of the horrific pogroms that wiped out their family. On their tour of discovery, Eve talked to friends and family in Europe, the USA, and in Australia to find out more about her parents. Her mother, Martha emerges, as a talented artist and devoted wife and mother, but also a flamboyant and flirtatious woman who was bored by suburban life and often said ‘some secrets you must never tell anyone’. Having narrowly escaped execution by the Nazis and losing her mother and husband in horrific circumstances, Martha made a new life in Melbourne that featured a whirlwind of parties and gaiety, but always hid a deep dark secret: her love affair over fifteen years with a man she met on a bus.

For Eve, the truth came out in a stunning way. In January 2008, she received an email from a stranger who claimed to be her sister. When they met, Eve was startled by how much the stranger looked like her. A DNA test confirmed that they were, indeed, half-sisters. This woman’s father was a man named ‘Dixie’ who Eve had known as a child. And, in fact, he was the mysterious man on the bus that Eve had spotted in Martha’s home movies. Following this bombshell, Eve set out to find Dixie, who was working full-time in Melbourne as a land surveyor at the age of 83. He is a defiant non-conformist who had ten children with six different women, and Eve strives to make sense of this piece of her story. In doing so, Eve finally manages to connect the dots of her life, from the Holocaust atrocities to her mixed emotions about her fathers. She gets to the truth of her own identity, resolving the feelings of “differentness” that have always stalked her.

BUT BEFORE YOU GO…

Find out more about Eve here:
https://eveash.com/

Follow Eve on Facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/EveAshPsychologist

Watch the Trailer to Man on the Bus here:
https://www.classiccinemas.com.au/movies/jiff-man-on-the-bus

Learn more about Man on the Bus here:
http://manonthebus.com.au/about-the-film/

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CREDITS:

Creator & Host: Tammi Faraday
With thanks to special guest: Eve Ash

Executive Producer: Amanda Rosenberg
Audio Director (& principal cheerleader): George Weinberg
Editor: Matt Solon