Ep 306: Born Running with Jason Livingston

Ep 306: Born Running with Jason Livingston

By Badass Women’s Hour

World renowned Athlete Jason Livingston is live in the studio he tells the ladies the harrowing story of his dark childhood, and the events in his past that lead him to becoming an athlete. This episode may be triggering for some. As Emma Takes a week off Trisha Goddard joined Harriet and Natalie for this week’s Badass Woman’s Hour.


At the age of 8 moving with his mother and her new partner who quickly became abusive toward Jason, having lived up until then with his loving West Indian grandparents, from a young age Jason was forced to change. 


His book “Born Running” documents his early career as an athlete and how pushing the boundaries of his own bodies became mistaken for doping, which went on to have a big affect on his first experience of the Olympics.


If you need help with similar issues raised in this episode please visit the links below:


https://www.refuge.org.uk/


https://napac.org.uk/


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Harriet Minter

Natalie Campbell

Emma Sexton

 

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