Speaker discusses turning personal suffering into a mission (Part 2)
From Global News Podcast
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Transcript
Your story take away from this because you have taken something that is awful and turned it into a mission to make sure nobody else suffers in the way you did. I think what people should take from this is that really no matter where you come from or, you know, how old you are, you can make a difference. And you should first start looking at your community and something that you know makes you unique. Was there a moment in all of your research where you realized you were onto something that could help lots of people? I think it was the moment when I wondered award from the Princess Victoria of Sweden. That was big moment for me because it was an international recognition. But for the first time in my life I won this award and. And that felt like a validation for a high school girl that I was onto something and people recognized it. And my final question is a personal one. How do you feel knowing that you are helping other women in a similar situation to what you were in? I would say that's the most favorite part of my job is when women or girls come up to me or send me a message and say that you inspired me to do this, you inspired me to use my voice. And that happens quite a lot. And so I feel. It feels amazing. I think that when I was young I would have loved to have someone to look up to and share their story. And that's why I share my story every single day. To make sure that whoever is going through this can take inspiration and can turn that suffering into something big. Diana Verger Vitua. Here in the uk, one family have opted for a completely different life after moving to the UK's most remote inhabited island. The island is halfway between Orkney and Shetland and has a population of around 60 people. The BBC's Cameron Angus Makai has been to meet them. Come on. Katie Phoenix is a part time crofter, outside every morning feeding the animals. He does love a little head scratch with his breakfast. I am someone who wears a lot of different hats. I look after my sheep, I look after my hens, I bake bread every morning. But I'm also working in the early years, provision in the school, being a pirate or doing sand play. You could be lots of things in Fair Isle. The former schoolteacher's new life in Fair Isle is a world away from her family's previous home in.