Emotionally Speaking

Ep8. Lisa Potts - surviving a horrific machete attack and learning to “make your mind your friend”

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In July 1996, a man wielding a machete ran into a playground in Wolverhampton. 21-year old nursery teacher Lisa Potts was seriously injured when she put herself between the children in her care and her attacker. Her life changed in an instant.

Lisa tells Peter Leonard about that day and the whirlwind of the first few years of recovery when her emotional resilience was tested. She explains why learning to “make your mind your friend” saved her and why it is the best advice she can give to the parents she works with in her role as a community health visitor.

*This episode contains graphic descriptions of the violent attack that Lisa experienced.

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