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How Jamila Rizvi lives with a broken brain

How Jamila Rizvi lives with a broken brain

Steph & Laura vor 1 Jahr

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When Jamila was 31 she was diagnosed with craniopharyngioma - a
rare brain tumour that would see Jamila undergo surgeries,
radiation, scans, hospital stays and everything in between. Jamila
has written about her experience of it all in the book ‘Broken
Brains’ - which she co-authored with writer & podcaster Rosie
Waterland who writes about her experience of trauma brought on by a
childhood of abuse and neglect. In this episode, Laura & Jamila
discuss the surprising similarities between Jamila and Rosie’s
broken brains, and how society treats physical illness very
differently to mental illness. Jamila shares about the reality of
her own brain - including asking for help, her husband becoming her
carer, her relationship to work, and the unfairness of being sick
and young. FIND OUT MORE Check out ‘Broken Brains’ by Jamila Rizvi
& Rosie Waterland
https://www.penguin.com.au/books/broken-brains-9781760895334
Jamila has been on KICPOD before. The episode is called ‘The
Gender Gap with Jamila Rizvi’ Follow Jamila on Instagram
@jamilarizvi Jamila is the Deputy Managing Director at FW. Learn
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