Permission to Be You - The Podcast Diane Xuereb Podcast
1) Jamie Smart - Alcohol Saved My Life
In this Episode This was a very 'sober' conversation about Jamie's journey with alcohol addiction. As the title of this episode states, alcohol was a lifesaver. I'm guessing that nobody would th...Show More
2) Lena Stoots - Survivor's Guilt
In this Episode I was particularly struck by two things, the first being that even though Lena went through 32 rounds of radiation and 16 weeks of chemo, she did not give herself permission to r...Show More
3) Hannah Cremona - Nepal
In this Episode I was really excited to welcome Hannah as my guest. You can hear it in my voice as I introduced her. I always wanted to have a fellow Malteser on my show and finally, it ha...Show More
4) Lucy Sheffield - Blank Canvas
In this Episode What a heartwarming story, one that is very similar to mine. The challenges of coming out as a gay person. PHEW!!! It can be so difficult navigating life when it seem...Show More
5) Elizabeth Lovius - Walkabout
In this Episode In this sparkly conversation, Elizabeth talks about her childhood and being doted on by her eight uncles and aunties. In spite of having all that love she felt called, she had to go be...Show More
6) Claudia Sasse - Passport to Surrender
In this Episode This is a unique story about what a woman did when she and her husband decided to divorce. There was no question in her husband's mind, there was no option for him, the children ...Show More
7) Jacquie Forde - Butter
In this Episode: Jacquie was the middle child between two brothers. As she was growing up she competed for the attention of her mother. Jacquie also spoke about her need to be validated in her place o...Show More
8) Sally Lesser - Tupperware Frying Pan
In this Episode: What struck me in this conversation is the way in which Sally interacted with the actors of the soap opera, One Life to Live. "Being a costume designer is a little bi...Show More
9) Lori Vazquez - 7th Day
In this Episode: Lori talks about her struggles with breaking out of a religious box, the 7th Day Advent Church. To be perfectly truthful it felt more like a cult to me than a religious organisation.&...Show More
10) Lucy Palmer - Make Your Bed
In this Episode: Lucy talks about the challenges she had to face during her marriage with a man who was trying to cope with an illness that he did not understand. She was brought up by a deacon mother...Show More