A quiet invitation at a crowded food court table changed everything. Four letters, four voices—honest, unpolished, deeply human—about how Tai Chi, shared meals, and a patch of soil at Bexley Uniting Church turned isolation into community. We read four voices that chart the same discovery from different paths: movement can be medicine, and friendship is a practice you do together. You’ll hear how a senior, newly single and adrift, found balance and new friends in gentle forms and monthl...
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A quiet invitation at a crowded food court table changed everything. Four letters, four voices—honest, unpolished, deeply human—about how Tai Chi, shared meals, and a patch of soil at Bexley Uniting Church turned isolation into community. We read four voices that chart the same discovery from different paths: movement can be medicine, and friendship is a practice you do together. You’ll hear how a senior, newly single and adrift, found balance and new friends in gentle forms and monthl...
Interview with Risa August: The Road Unpaved - Living Beyond Limits
Voice Within: A Storybook by Storytellers
54 minutes
3 months ago
Interview with Risa August: The Road Unpaved - Living Beyond Limits
When doctors dismiss your symptoms for seven years despite you knowing something is deeply wrong with your body, what do you do? For Risa, that medical journey led to a life-altering diagnosis of acromegaly – a rare condition caused by a pituitary tumor she affectionately named "Bubba." The moment an endocrinologist finally validated her experience with four simple words – "you are not crazy" – marked the beginning of a profound transformation. Rather than allowing her diagnosis to def...
Voice Within: A Storybook by Storytellers
A quiet invitation at a crowded food court table changed everything. Four letters, four voices—honest, unpolished, deeply human—about how Tai Chi, shared meals, and a patch of soil at Bexley Uniting Church turned isolation into community. We read four voices that chart the same discovery from different paths: movement can be medicine, and friendship is a practice you do together. You’ll hear how a senior, newly single and adrift, found balance and new friends in gentle forms and monthl...
