The Lesley Hawkins Podcast

Our guest has spent her career deep inside the human brain. As a neuropsychologist, she works with adults navigating some of life's most challenging moments — brain injuries, post-concussion symptoms,...

16 Aug 53min

For our guest, she thought her life was settled; a happy marriage, two young kids, a career she loved; and yet it came apart in ways she never anticipated. In the aftermath, she took what was supposed...

9 Aug 52min

Our guest had built a career as a lawyer, and on paper, it checked every box. But something was missing. She had a lifelong love of sports, but the fandom industry was not built for the female fan. O...

2 Aug 1h 10min

Our guest grew up with a deep love for the arts. Classical piano wasn't just something she studied, it was part of who she was. Then one day, a neighbour overheard her playing. What followed from that...

26 Juli 49min

Our guest experienced a loss that most of us cannot begin to imagine. By ten years old, he had lost both of his parents to suicide. What followed was a childhood spent finding his footing in whatever ...

19 Juli 52min

For our guest, food is where his story began, working in his uncle's grocery store from an early age. After college, he returned to Jamaica to run his uncle's food manufacturing plant before eventuall...

12 Juli 52min

She was climbing the corporate ladder, working all hours of the day and night, but one question kept surfacing: Is this all there is? So she did something radical by stepping away from everything, sol...

5 Juli 1h 2min

Our guest built a career she loved, working freelance across entertainment, sports, and news media. Then the pandemic arrived. And like so many in her industry, everything went quiet overnight. So she...

28 Juni 48min