DIS Empowered - a conversation with author Ellen Busch

Ellen Busch is the author of DIS Empowered, the story of how Ellen turned an academic death sentence into the greatest adventure of her life. In this episode of the Abeceder health and wellbeing podcast Fit For My Age Ellen, describes the experiences that left her feeling broken and useless. She explains how she turned her life down a different path, and rebuilt her life, and proved her detractors wrong. Ellen and host Michael Millward discuss how the process of healing evolves to become a process of self-discovery. The important role that having the right professional and family support plays. How Ellen connected with a greater power and the role that connection played in her journey. They also explore how the education system let down Ellen down and the important role that non-academic education with organizations like Outward Bound and Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Find out more about Michael Millward and Ellen Busch at Abeceder.co.uk. Audience Offers Proactive Positive Ageing. We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test, because knowing the risks early means you can take appropriate actions to maintain good health. An experienced phlebotomist completes a full blood draw at your home or workplace, so that 39 different health markers can be assessed in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory. A Personal Wellness Hub gives access to easy-to-understand results and guidance to help you make effective lifestyle changes. Visit York Test and use this discount code AGE25. Fit For My Age is made on Zencastr, because Zencastr is the all-in-one podcasting platform, that really does make creating content so easy. If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER. Travel Members of the Ultimate Travel Club enjoy travelling at trade prices on flights, trains, hotels, holidays and so many other travel related purchases. Use the link to access discounted membership. Matchmaker.fm If you are a podcaster looking for interesting guests or if, you have something interesting to say Matchmaker.fm is where great hosts and great guests are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10 for a discount on membership. Being a Guest If you would like to be a guest on Fit For My Age, please contact using the link at Abeceder.co.uk. We recommend the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre. We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber. Thank you for listening.