Good Influence

Lauren Mahon on Life after Trauma

This week on Good Influence we're talking about life after trauma; separating yourself from your circumstances, creating boundaries with others and trusting the process of recovery. Lauren Mahon is a campaigner, broadcaster &amp; podcaster. She founded the platform 'Girl vs Cancer' after her own breast cancer diagnosis, and since her recovery has continued to raise funding and awareness for the cancer community, as well as lending her voice to other issues affecting women and mental health. If you want to learn more, here's where to find Lauren and her recommendations: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamlaurenmahon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@iamlaurenmahon</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girlvscancer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@girlvscancer</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/iAmLaurenMahon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@iAmLaurenMahon</a>Website: <a href="https://girlvscancer.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">girlvscancer.co.uk</a> Something to read: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tFP1zc0SspLLiovLzRg9FLILy0pSkxPzS8tVsgvSM3LSy0uVijJL85IVCjOzClLLQIAnNwRqw&amp;q=outrageous+openness+tosha+silver&amp;oq=Outrageous+openness+Tosha+Silver&amp;aqs=chrome.1.0i355i512j46i512.3530j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Outrageous Openness - Tosha Silver</a>Something to watch: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0LCozzCrLMss1YPTiTkpMUSjOLC5JLSoGAHwOCR8&amp;q=bad+sisters&amp;oq=Bad+Sisters&amp;aqs=chrome.2.69i57j35i39j46i433i512j0i433i512l2j0i512j0i433i512j0i512j0i433i512j0i512.2736j0j9&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bad Sisters on Apple TV</a>Something to listen to: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0608649" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You, Me and The Big C </a> SUPPORT<a href="https://www.macmillan.org.uk/whatever-you-need-to-ask?sc_camp=66b73485799946eebcb8554b9fb87e3c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Macmillan Cancer Support</a><a href="https://www.cancer.org/about-us/what-we-do/providing-support.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Cancer Society</a><a href="https://www.traumabreakthrough.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Breakthrough: Supporting survivors of trauma</a> Get involved and join in the conversation:Follow <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a820fce9-95a5-4dcc-a1fe-9cc6b88ca9fb/www.instagram.com/gemmastyles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gemmastyles</a> <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a820fce9-95a5-4dcc-a1fe-9cc6b88ca9fb/www.instagram.com/goodinfluencegs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@goodinfluencegs</a> and send in your messages and questions to goodinfluencepod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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