Show Notes
This week we sat down with the amazing Lucy Edwards. We chatted about her book “Blind not Broken” and how she navigated the darkest period of her life after losing her sight.
Lucy joins us on the IVF train and we discuss how she navigates the process as a visually impaired person.
We talk about the fears of going under General Anesthetic, how the system could be improved in terms of accessibility and David fan-girls over Lucy’s famous Guide Dogs.
About our Guest
Lucy Edwards is a blind broadcaster, journalist, author, content creator, & disability activist and is an absolute force to be reckoned with. After losing her full eyesight at 17, Lucy had no one to look up to that was going through the same thing, and made it her mission to share her experiences with the world. Through her infectious personality and her open commentary on life Lucy has amassed an incredible 1.8M followers on TikTok, 804K subscribers with over 350 million views on YouTube, and 196,000 followers on Instagram. As a keynote speaker Lucy has led talks with world leading brands around disability inclusion, universal design, strategy and resilience, and last year was invited by Forbes Magazine to speak at the Brilliant Minds event in Stockholm and spoke alongside Naomi Campbell, Malala, and Alicia Keys. As one of Lucy’s favourite sayings goes ‘Nothing about us, without us’, and as she continues to pave the way for change, Lucy has positioned herself as a key figure in both digital, broadcast and print media.
Shownotes
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