Cellmate To CEO | Sophie

In this episode of Cellmate To CEO, Tony Supreme talks to Sophie Strachan, CEO of Sophia Forum, a charity promoting and advocating for the rights, health, welfare and dignity of women living with HIV. Sophie also works part-time as a sexual health adviser in the NHS.

Sophie shares her journey from addiction and prison, to becoming a CEO and advocate for women living with HIV. She talks about receiving an HIV diagnosis shortly after arriving in prison, the peer support that helped her through some of the most difficult periods of her life, and how recovery and community gave her a new sense of purpose.

She also reflects on becoming involved with Sophia Forum and eventually stepping into the role of CEO, as well as the stigma that still surrounds both HIV and having a criminal record. More than 20 years after leaving prison, Sophie shares what she's learned about resilience, leadership and the importance of seeing what's possible through other people.

• Sophia Forum - Promotes and advocates for the rights, health, welfare and dignity of women living with HIV, and works to ensure their voices are heard in the decisions that affect them.
• Narcotics Anonymous (NA) - Peer-led support and meetings for people for whom drugs have become a major problem.
• Positively UK - Provides peer-led support, advocacy and information for people living with HIV.

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