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Episode #19. TAKES GUTS TO LIVE LIFE. Dr Fiona Simpson from small town Scotland to curing cancer. Her tribe of mentors that saved her life so she can save ours.

Episode #19. TAKES GUTS TO LIVE LIFE. Dr Fiona Simpson from small town Scotland to curing cancer. Her tribe of mentors that saved her life so she can…

FromTHRIVING MINDS PODCAST


Episode #19. TAKES GUTS TO LIVE LIFE. Dr Fiona Simpson from small town Scotland to curing cancer. Her tribe of mentors that saved her life so she can…

FromTHRIVING MINDS PODCAST

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Oct 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr Fiona Simpson is a Senior Research Fellow at The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia.  She grew up in the Highlands of Scotland, where she was the top of her class, at the same time, she was working 3 jobs to keep the family home afloat. Her father died at the age of 10 and left her mother clinically depressed. At the time, there was no help for a woman left to raise the kids. Fiona found herself in difficult times and angry and let this out in self-destructive ways, from addiction to violence. One night she was walking to the cliffs and not wanting to live anymore. One man, Ian McGregor, took her under his arms and showed her love and saved her life. We discuss her life experience, the beauty and love of people that care enough. This lead to a PhD in Cambridge and a prestigious fellowship to Scripps in California, United States. She has made significant scientific discoveries and now is changing the face of how we use current immunotherapies for head&neck cancer, breast and melanoma cancers. It takes a lot of guts to have the courage to face your biggest fears of being alone and exhausted and desperate. When we break through our fears, on the other side, lives glory.  Dr Fiona Simpson is raising money to bring high school students to have work experience at the Translational Research Institute. Learn more about Dr Simpson research findings: https://di.uq.edu.au/profile/1006/fiona-simpson-simpson-fraserhttp://qhncc.org.au/fiona-simpson/https://www.projectpink.org.au/news/1Support the showLearn more at www.profselenabartlett.com
Released:
Oct 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Opening up the conversation to brain health and fitness is empowering. The podcast brings the brain to life to help people empower themselves and their brain using neuroscience. Let's get to know how the brain works using brain science education and simple tools that can assist with calming and strengthening the brain are powerful ways for people to understand their capacity to be strong and resilient. Brain health has become everyone’s business. Professor Bartlett is a neuroscientist and has dedicated the last 25 years to studying the brain. The series of episodes was created to deliver practical tips that drive brain health and fitness. She is a Professor of Neuroscience at Queensland University of Technology and won the Lawrie Austin Award for Neuroscience from the Australian Neuroscience Society. The bottom line after searching for mental health solutions- neuroplasticity, brain imaging and digital technology are going to disrupt the mental health space and everyone will be talking about their brain health in the same way they think about their body with physical trainers and gyms. Please join us in the fun and biggest adventure of our lives. You can teach an old dog new tricks!