I had the pleasure of speaking with Luke and Susie from Light FM. Here is a recording of the interview as aired via their radio station.
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On the podcast today we are speaking with an amazing lady, author and speaker, Debra Pascoe.
Debra threw herself into writing during the first lockdown in April. And as she received the first printed copies of her book, Melbourne went into its second round of lockdown.
Now, as Melburnians face each new day with anxiety and uncertainty, Debra Pascoe wants to share how she “kept her head above water” in 2014 when she experienced loss on an unimaginable scale. Her husband survived a heart attack, they celebrated the purchase of their dream home, he revealed his infidelity, then took his life – all within a space of 4 months. That was 6 years ago but her fluctuating emotions during COVID felt strangely familiar because as she explains, “grief is grief, no matter what the loss.”
Time helps, but healing requires you to do the work. The work she did – from mindset to coffee, from writing lists to studying fiduciary duty, from boxing to food, from comedy to music – helped her heal in stages. To finally live again.
We’ll chat to her about her new book, VIVE! as she will share her story of recovery, to give others hope and promise, in a difficult time.
More details at her website: https://www.debrapascoe.com/
DEBRA PASCOE
Debra Pascoe is known to most as a designer, an expert in the field of colour and trends. She is passionate about finding solutions, assisting others, finding elegant solutions for each client. She has worked in and out of the corporate sector and as director of her own business for 25 years.
However, in recent years, her focus has shifted to assisting people in a new way, using the design principals she knows so well, to help them redesign their lives.
Regardless of background, or degree of career success, dealing with major life changing events can knock even the toughest of us around. Debra will be the first to admit how hard it actually is.
After a major setback, many people understandably struggle with:
- knowing where to start
- deciding which way to turn
- working out who to go to for help
- understanding how long it’s going to take
- managing everyday stuff simultaneously with recovery
They often make the classic mistake of depending too much on their friends for guidance, then wondering why they aren’t improving.
It’s time to take a holistic, intelligent view on healing, and turn adversity into growth. Debra believes this is possible when people want to improve and are ready to get to put the effort in.
They say time heals all wounds, but she says time helps but it doesn’t heal.
Together it’s time to start feeling great again, to turn the corner.
To create the life you deserve.