Your Body Remembers EVERYTHING : Baroness Lola Young OBE

About this episode

Baroness Lola Young shares her journey from a challenging childhood in care homes to becoming a respected voice on modern slavery.

Baroness Lola Young was handed to a stranger at just eight weeks old. She grew up in care homes, battled racism, rejection and loneliness and despite it all, ended up in the House of Lords. Lola opens up about feeling unloved as a child, reading the care files that changed her life forever, surviving trauma, and how she became one of Britain’s most respected voices on modern slavery. She doesn’t look her age at 75, but has all of the stress she’s endured throughout her extraordinary life aged her faster? Content Warning : This episode features issues of trauma, race and assault. #katherineryan #whatsmyageagain #podcast - Senior Podcast Producer - Molly Carter Senior Video Producer - Elena Cotton Camera Operator - Alex Thompson Social Media Producer - Adeola Oladeji Production Assistant - Emily Spungin Production Manager - Sarah Nicholls Graphic Designer - Ben Watkins Executive Producer - Finn Ryan Head of Production - Cat Moran Chief Creative Officer - Lucie Cave - New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on social: www.instagram.com/whatsmyageagain_pod www.tiktok.com/@whatsmyageagain_pod If you want to try the Glycanage test for yourself, they are offering 25% off for WMAA…

People in this episode

Guest: Baroness Lola Young OBE

Topics covered

• trauma
• race
• loneliness
• modern slavery
• childhood experiences
• resilience

Keywords

• Baroness Lola Young
• trauma
• modern slavery
• childhood
• resilience
• racism
• House of Lords

Sponsors

Glycanage

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Organizations: Bauer Media

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