Living alongside adversity | Jess Quinn

About this episode

Jess Quinn shares her journey of overcoming cancer, becoming an amputee, and advocating for women's health while navigating motherhood.

In this episode Jess Quinn shares her courageous journey from surviving cancer as a child to becoming an amputee and dealing with endometriosis. Jess talks about her path to self-acceptance, the very real challenges and joys of motherhood without the convenience of two legs, and her advocacy work for women's health. Emphasizing radical acceptance and her life as ‘an open book’ with boundaries, Jess delves into her mission to help others advocate for themselves and embrace their unique stories. She also reflects on the power of community support, because we are designed to do tough stuff alone and the significance of vulnerability in fostering connections. Support the show: ⁠greyareas.nz/support⁠ Song credit: Korimako, Performed by Aro, Written by Emily Looker and Charles Looker and published by Songbroker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Petra Bagust

Guest: Jess Quinn

Topics covered

• cancer survival
• amputee experience
• endometriosis
• self-acceptance
• motherhood
• women's health advocacy
• community support

Keywords

• cancer
• amputee
• endometriosis
• self-acceptance
• motherhood
• advocacy
• community support
• vulnerability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: rova, Love It Media

Books & works: Korimako

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