Life Less Ordinary

Losing Four Limbs Made Me Literally Half The Man I Used To Be - But Taught Me Why I'm

Losing Four Limbs Made Me Literally Half The Man I Used To Be - But Taught Me Why I'm Alive

Alex Lewis Quadruple amputee, speaker and founder of The Alex Lewis Trust

After Fleeing My Home Country, Competing In The Olympics Made Me Proud To Call Myself A

Benjamin Loyseau

After Fleeing My Home Country, Competing In The Olympics Made Me Proud To Call Myself A Refugee

Yusra Mardini Former refugee, Olympic swimmer, and author

I Was Hypnotised By Derren Brown And Woke Up In

I Was Hypnotised By Derren Brown And Woke Up In Marrakech

Richard Critchlow Father, beard wearer and tattoo enthusiast. Passionate about music and football and still trying to do both.

After Being Trafficked And Abused I'm Finally Happy And Helping Other Women Overcome

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After Being Trafficked And Abused I'm Finally Happy And Helping Other Women Overcome Trauma

Zoe Patterson Author and boxing trainer, writing under a pseudonym

Being The First Woman To Run 100 Miles Over A Frozen Lake Taught Me About My Own Mental

Being The First Woman To Run 100 Miles Over A Frozen Lake Taught Me About My Own Mental Strength

Allie Bailey Freelance project manager and passionate ultra-marathon runner.

I Found My Kidney Donor On

I Found My Kidney Donor On Facebook

Eddie Beatrice Founder of Eddie's Kidney Kampaign

I Took Up Archery To Escape Poverty - Never Did I Dream I'd Become The Best In The

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I Took Up Archery To Escape Poverty - Never Did I Dream I'd Become The Best In The World

Deepika Kumari Former world number one women's archer

As An MP You're Confronted With The Bizarre, Shocking, Vitally Important And Lots Of Utter

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As An MP You're Confronted With The Bizarre, Shocking, Vitally Important And Lots Of Utter B*llocks

Nick de Bois Former member of parliament for Enfield North

I Thought I Found True Love With My Prison Pen

I Thought I Found True Love With My Prison Pen Pal

Joyce Maynard Journalist and author of the recently published memoir, 'The Best of Us'.

Love On A Möbius Strip: An Incredibly Improbable

Sarah Stacke for The Moth

Love On A Möbius Strip: An Incredibly Improbable Trip

Janna Levin Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University

Nothing I Do Will Ever Be As Grand As That Last Motorcycle Ride With My True

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Nothing I Do Will Ever Be As Grand As That Last Motorcycle Ride With My True Love

Mike DeStefano American stand-up comedian

A Near-Death Experience Taught Me To Be A Better

A Near-Death Experience Taught Me To Be A Better Doctor

Rana Awdish Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit

I Will Continue To Do All I Can For My Son James Until There Is No Breath Left In My

I Will Continue To Do All I Can For My Son James Until There Is No Breath Left In My Body

Denise Fergus Author, mother and founder of the James Bulger Memorial Trust

I Cannot Visualise Anything. I Close My Eyes And Only See

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I Cannot Visualise Anything. I Close My Eyes And Only See Grey

Michael Westbourne Musician with Aphantasia, writing under pseudonym

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I Thought My Parenting Days Were Over, But Then I Fostered A Refugee Child I Met In The Calais

I Thought My Parenting Days Were Over, But Then I Fostered A Refugee Child I Met In The Calais Jungle
I saw him once a week when he came to the UK, each time he’d say: “Don’t leave. Liz family, Liz family.”

Liz Clegg Calais Jungle volunteer and founder of The Meena Centre

Being Shot By Terrorists Gave Me More Than Pain And Agony - It Gave Me Strength And

Being Shot By Terrorists Gave Me More Than Pain And Agony - It Gave Me Strength And Patience
I almost died when terrorists attacked my school in December 2014, now I’m rebuilding my life in Birmingham

Waleed Khan Student, motivational speaker and survivor of the 2014 Peshawar school attack

I Fled Violence In Kenya, Beat Cancer And Survived Modern Slavery - But I Refuse To See Myself As A

I Fled Violence In Kenya, Beat Cancer And Survived Modern Slavery - But I Refuse To See Myself As A Victim
I am no hero - I prefer to call myself a survivor of hard circumstance

Julia Karuiki Kenyan refugee and employment officer at the Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre

I Never Dreamed Of Being An Imam - Then I Founded One Of The World's Only Female-Led

I Never Dreamed Of Being An Imam - Then I Founded One Of The World's Only Female-Led Mosques
We want to challenge the conservatism and paternalism that reign supreme in our society, and transform Islam in Europe and beyond

Sherin Khankan Imam and founder of The Mariam Mosque, one of the few female-led mosques in the world

After Losing My Leg It Took Time For Me To See The

After Losing My Leg It Took Time For Me To See The Light
In amputating my leg, doctors accidentally tampered with my treasured Liverpool tattoo. It now read: 'You'll Never Walk'

Andy Grant Author, speaker, Invictus Games champion and former Royal Marine

From Refugee Camps To War Zones, It's A Privilege To Bring Laughter To Children Struggling Around The

Clowns Without Borders UK

From Refugee Camps To War Zones, It's A Privilege To Bring Laughter To Children Struggling Around The World
I am just a clown but I have seen first hand the difference laughter can make to children struggling to make sense of the world around them

Samantha Holdsworth Founder and director, Clowns Without Borders UK

Painting In Space Gave Me Perspective On Our Reality As

Painting In Space Gave Me Perspective On Our Reality As Earthlings

Nicole Stott American engineer and a NASA astronaut

I Lost My Legs And Arm In Afghanistan And Now I Just Want To Show Life Is There For The

I Lost My Legs And Arm In Afghanistan And Now I Just Want To Show Life Is There For The Taking
We were on our way back into camp, where we were due to have two days R&R because it was Christmas when I stood on and detonated an Improvised Explosive Device

Mark Ormrod Former Royal Marines Commando and motivational speaker

I Am 'Most Me' When I Am In Armour, Jousting On A

I Am 'Most Me' When I Am In Armour, Jousting On A Horse
Jousting makes me feel intensely alive and focused. It’s the combination of challenge, horsemanship and weapons-handling that keeps me totally engaged

Sarah Hay Teacher and jouster

Going From Party Girl To Team GB Triathlete: The Resilience I Didn't Know I

Going From Party Girl To Team GB Triathlete: The Resilience I Didn't Know I Had
I can still be that party girl again, but I love that there is a wild, ethereal part of me as well. I love that I can cycle to another city at a moment’s notice

Helen Croydon Best-selling author, journalist and broadcaster

I Fled War In Syria For Yorkshire And Now Make Your Favourite Squeaky

I Fled War In Syria For Yorkshire And Now Make Your Favourite Squeaky Cheese
We’ve sacrificed everything to get where we are, but when Yorkshire Squeaky Cheese is a household name, and we’ve made enough money for a secure future, our kids will appreciate why we’ve worked so hard

Razan Alsous A Syrian refugee turned cheese mogul

I Predicted My Own

Stephanie Arnold

I Predicted My Own Death
I started researching and discovered that this condition “could cause hemorrhage and lead to maternal and infant fatalities”. This was what was going to happen. The baby would survive. I would not. I was sure of it

Stephanie Arnold Author and Emmy-nominated and award-winning TV producer

When My Boyfriend Faced Deportation I Had To Prove He Loved His

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When My Boyfriend Faced Deportation I Had To Prove He Loved His Ex-Wife
He fell asleep, but I stayed awake, holding this man that I had just met, and connecting the freckles on his back like I was tracing a constellation, but a new one, ours

Emma Gordon Artist, performer and educator

The Spy Who Loved

The Spy Who Loved Me
Can you picture what it’s like to be terribly in love, and know that all you have is a few hours, this moment in time?

Noreen Riols Author

A Humpback Whale Tucked Me Under Its Fin And Saved Me From A Lurking Tiger

A Humpback Whale Tucked Me Under Its Fin And Saved Me From A Lurking Tiger Shark
I stayed as calm as I could because I knew that he would pick up on my fear. I truly thought that it would be a certain death for me as he threw me gently around his body for what seemed like an eternity

Nan Hauser President of Center for Cetacean Research & Conservation

It Took Surviving For Eight Days In Freezing Temperatures And Losing My Feet To Overcome My Meth

It Took Surviving For Eight Days In Freezing Temperatures And Losing My Feet To Overcome My Meth Addiction
I was stalked by wolves, slept in snowfields with no shelter, fell into a raging river and was nearly swept over an eighty foot waterfall. I had survived in those conditions longer than anybody else on record. They called me The Miracle Man

Eric LeMarque Ex-Olympic hockey player, and the real-life subject of new film, survival thriller 6 Below

Art Unifies Me And My 21 Different

Art Unifies Me And My 21 Different Personalities

Kim Noble Artist

I'm The First African To Fly Around The World

I'm The First African To Fly Around The World Solo

Lola Odujinrin Airline pilot

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