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Celebrate good times! December 5th 2023 marks five years since Seize Your Adventure - the podcast sharing stories of adventure and outdoor living with a focus on epilepsy - was launched. After a hiatus, to mark the show's fifth anniversary Fran is revisiting five monumental episodes. Fran reflects on her interview with Becky Samson, who cycled across Australia while managing her epilepsy. She also recalls the episode where she handed over the reins to listener Frankie, who shared her own story about surfing with epilepsy. Fran also highlights the episode featuring Amanda Plomp, a long-distance runner with epilepsy, and her conversation with Jade Nelson, the show's first guest. Lastly, Fran revisits the episode about the Outdoor Mindset Adventure Scholarship programme, which allowed her to travel to Colorado for their Summer Summit. While the podcast's release schedule may be irregular, there are plans to continue producing episodes and sharing other relevant content. Find the transcript of this episode here: https://www.seizeyouradventure.com/post/transcript-seize-your-adventure-epilepsy-podcast-5th-birthday Make sure you are subscribed and following on your favourite podcast app so you never miss an episode, and follow @seizeyouradventurepod on Instagram to get all the updates! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com

I've delved deep into the archives for this one! Back in 2019, I had a taster session with Archery Fit as part of my 30 at 30 challenge. During the session, I learned the basics of using a bow, and afterwards I sat down with the co-owner, Roman. We had a little chat about archery, and in particular how it’s a very accessible sport for people with conditions such as epilepsy. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ARCHERY FIT https://archeryfit.com/ This podcast is an independent production - costs of the show are covered by me (Fran) with the support of patrons. If you want to help support the show financially, head to patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. This will help me to continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Or, support the show for free by sharing it on socials! Find us on Instagram @seizeyouradventurepod. Seize Your Adventure is part of the Tremula Network - adventure and outdoor podcasts off the beaten track. To find out more, head to tremula.network This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com

26th March is Purple Day! The international day of epilpesy awareness when people raise awareness of what it's like to live with epilepsy. Seize Your Adventure is already dedicated to raising awareness of how peole live iwth epilepsy and enjoy adventures and outdoor living. A lot of work goes into the podcast - and a lot gets taken out! Here's your chance to hear a few outtakes from the show. First published on Patreon in July 2020. Contains a few beeped expletives. This podcast is an independent production - costs of the show are covered by me (Fran) with the support of patrons. If you want to help support the show financially, head to patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. This will help me to continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Or, support the show for free by sharing it on socials! Find us on Instagram @seizeyouradventurepod. Seize Your Adventure is part of the Tremula Network - adventure and outdoor podcasts off the beaten track. To find out more, head to tremula.network This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com

Hello Adventurers! And I can't quite believe it but it has been 3 years since I launched the Seize Your Adventure podcast.  Who knew that a podcast about epilepsy in adventure sports would have such longevity? And whilst I have been abandoning you all ever so slightly, I wanted to mark this 3-year anniversary with something a little bit special. And so, I have decided to start releasing the Patreon episodes to the public. We're starting with Outdoor Mindset Conversations. When I created the Outdoor Mindset episode of Season 1, I conducted several interviews and had many conversations. As always, they were fascinating and we could have talked for days. But I only had a half hour episode to tell that story, and many conversations were edited to short soundbites. This bonus episode brings you some of those conversations. Only lightly edited, you get to hear the interviews with Kalyn Lepre, Kyle Martin, and Jeanie Ringelberg-Quigley. Plus, the full audio that OM Ambassador Jeanie Sroka sent me. And after listening, you can head back and re-listen to the Outdoor Mindset episode, to see if you can spot what made it into the final piece! Head to https://www.outdoormindset.org/ to learn more about the organisation. Thank you for you continued support. Safe Adventures x Outdoor Mindset An Outdoor-Focused Community For People Affected By Neurological Challenges Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. This podcast is an independent production - costs of the show are covered by me (Fran) with the support of patrons. If you want to help support the show financially, head to patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. This will help me to continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Or, support the show for free by sharing it on socials! Find us on Instagram @seizeyouradventurepod. Seize Your Adventure is part of the Tremula Network - adventure and outdoor podcasts off the beaten track. To find out more, head to tremula.network This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com

ello Adventurers! Seize Your Adventure has been quite, I know. But there is a good reason for that... Adventurers - let me introduce you to my new podcast: On The Outside!  We need to talk about the outdoors. Not just the epic stories, but the important news, the big events and the social issues that permeate the whole of the outdoors. This show is for anyone who spends their time outdoors in the UK and wants to engage in the wider outdoor community. Each episode, a diverse panel of enthusiasts and experts from a range of outdoors sports discuss the news stories that matter to them. We'll look at everything from specific sports news, to headline stories about our countryside and environment, and the viral posts that capture outdoors culture - all in a jargon and judgement free way! If you want to talk about what's going on outside, search On The Outside now wherever you're listening to this, and make sure you sign up to the newsletter ontheoutsidepodcast.co.uk/newsletter Safe adventures x This podcast is an independent production - costs of the show are covered by me (Fran) with the support of patrons. If you want to help support the show financially, head to patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. This will help me to continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Or, support the show for free by sharing it on socials! Find us on Instagram @seizeyouradventurepod. Seize Your Adventure is part of the Tremula Network - adventure and outdoor podcasts off the beaten track. To find out more, head to tremula.network This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com

Back in June, I had the honour of being invited on to PODCASTER for a slightly different type of interview... Hosted by V, the Voice of Pod, podcast hosts take a seat in the Podcaster chair, to answer random questions about life and the podcast they have created. I've done a few interviews now - this was one of the most fun and soul-searching! Do go check them out: Follow Podcaster: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcasterPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcasterpod/ Produced by The Chancer Collective http://thechancercollective.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_chancer_collective/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChancerCollect  This podcast is an independent production - costs of the show are covered by me (Fran) with the support of patrons. If you want to help support the show financially, head to patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. This will help me to continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Or, support the show for free by sharing it on socials! Find us on Instagram @seizeyouradventurepod. Seize Your Adventure is part of the Tremula Network - adventure and outdoor podcasts off the beaten track. To find out more, head to tremula.network This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com

Over the years I have written many articles about adventuring with epilepsy. I wanted to share this one with you because it does not focus on the epilepsy side of things, but rather it was a nice reminder of what adventure can bring to you. How do you have small adventures? Can you have an adventure close to home? And after years of asking other people what adventure means to them, I try to answer the questions 'what is adventure?' in this article. Do you agree? How do you have an adventure? Do adventures have to be big? These are the types of questions I have tried to answer! Frankie and I discuss the story from 5:20mins: - Where the idea for this article can from - The writing and (lack of) editing process - How the small adventure mindset prepared me for lockdown adventures - Interestingly found new places during lockdown! - Reframing what adventure means - Shared family experiences in Wales - The privilege of being introduced to the outdoors as a child - Frankie's small Ikea adventure! - Adventures with dogs - Plans for a return to Wales this month... Disclaimer: All stories on Seize Your Adventure are personal experience. We take no responsibility for individual decisions made with regards to adventure sports or medical conditions. MUSIC: Kev Rowe on Soundcloud| Creative Commons Attribution License Additional sounds from Zapsplat This podcast is an independent production - costs of the show are covered by me (Fran) with the support of patrons. If you want to help support the show financially, head to patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. This will help me to continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Or, support the show for free by sharing it on socials! Find us on Instagram @seizeyouradventurepod. Seize Your Adventure is part of the Tremula Network - adventure and outdoor podcasts off the beaten track. To find out more, head to tremula.network This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com

This short Q&A with Martin follows on from the Article he read for us at the start of the month. We talked about the types of adventurous activities Martin likes to do, what he would say to someone else who has an epilepsy diagnosis, and - of course - what adventure means to him!  Find out more about Martin: https://epilepsytraveller.home.blog/  https://www.instagram.com/epilepsytraveller/  Disclaimer: All stories on Seize Your Adventure are personal experience. We take no responsibility for individual decisions made with regards to adventure sports or medical conditions. READ THE Q&A WRITE-UP ON THE WEBSITE https://www.seizeyouradventure.com/post/a-q-a-with-martin-hossell  This podcast is an independent production - costs of the show are covered by me (Fran) with the support of patrons. If you want to help support the show financially, head to patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. This will help me to continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Or, support the show for free by sharing it on socials! Find us on Instagram @seizeyouradventurepod. Seize Your Adventure is part of the Tremula Network - adventure and outdoor podcasts off the beaten track. To find out more, head to tremula.network This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com

This is the second Articles episode!  Martin had his first tonic-clonic seizure when he was 10 years old, whilst playing a recorder in a music lesson. Since then, he has lived with epilepsy and seizures. In secondary school, he was told he could not go on a ski-trip because of this epilepsy - not once but twice. But when Martin left school, a friend at work suggested that they should start travelling together. Now he had a travel-buddy, Martin could travel safely with epilepsy, and they went to Australia, Iceland and more. And Martin was excited to book a trip together to his dream destination - America! But when his travel companion had to drop out of the trip, Martin had to decide - could he travel alone with epilepsy? This article first appeared on Martin's blog: https://epilepsytraveller.home.blog/  Frankie and I discuss the story from 9:25mins: - Fran and Frankie catch up and discuss the article - What they loved about the article - Admitting when something is difficult - Martin's great advice for travelling with epilepsy - How lovely Martin's friendship with his colleague was  - Why encouragement from others makes all the difference - Why it's nice to hear a longer story from an Instagram persona! - How Fran has improved her epilepsy routine over the years I had also had a short chat with Martin about his adventures with epilepsy, and travelling to American alone . The Q&A will be out in 2 week's time.  Follow Martin on Instagram @EpilepsyTraveller https://www.instagram.com/epilepsytraveller/  Disclaimer: All stories on Seize Your Adventure are personal experience. We take no responsibility for individual decisions made with regards to adventure sports or medical conditions. MUSIC: Kev Rowe on Soundcloud| Creative Commons Attribution License Additional sounds from Zapsplat THE FULL TRANSCRIPT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE: https://www.seizeyouradventure.com/transcripts This podcast is an independent production - costs of the show are covered by me (Fran) with the support of patrons. If you want to help support the show financially, head to patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. This will help me to continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Or, support the show for free by sharing it on socials! Find us on Instagram @seizeyouradventurepod. Seize Your Adventure is part of the Tremula Network - adventure and outdoor podcasts off the beaten track. To find out more, head to tremula.network This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com

Episode 2 follows on from Cameron's Article - Learning from Surfing with Epilepsy. Those of you who are very attentive to the Seize Your Adventure feed might well recognise this episode. Due to an issue with my hosting, my Patron-only episodes suddenly went public for a bit - including this Q&A! And I saw many of you downloading it, I started thinking about my offering for Season 3. After speaking to my Patrons, I've decided to make all the Q&As public.  Here is the Q&A that I had with Cameron back in December 2020. We talked about surfing, snowboarding, holding on to hope in tough times, and how adventure can be having the confidence to stay safe. You can read the blog version of this Q&A on the website: https://www.seizeyouradventure.com/post/a-q-a-with-cameron-schwartzkopf Disclaimer: All stories on Seize Your Adventure are personal experience. We take no responsibility for individual decisions made with regards to adventure sports or medical conditions. This podcast is an independent production - costs of the show are covered by me (Fran) with the support of patrons. If you want to help support the show financially, head to patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. This will help me to continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Or, support the show for free by sharing it on socials! Find us on Instagram @seizeyouradventurepod. Seize Your Adventure is part of the Tremula Network - adventure and outdoor podcasts off the beaten track. To find out more, head to tremula.network This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com

Welcome to the first The Articles episode! Is surfing with epilepsy dangerous? What happens if you have a seizure in the water? This is something we hear about in Cameron's story.  CW: Cameron goes into detail on the consequences of having a seizure in water whilst he's surfing. So please bear in mind that some of the content and descriptions might be upsetting.  Frankie and I discuss the story from 9:30mins. -Fran and Frankie catch up and discuss the article -The article resonates with and is very important to Frankie due to her background surfing with epilepsy and similar experiences of dealing with seizures in the water -Fran and Frankie discuss the slightly traumatic nature of the article and how Cameron acknowledges any mistakes he made leading up to the incident -Frankie comments that she would have liked more detail on how Cameron mitigates the risk and impact of this reoccurring -Fran discusses the importance of handling this article delicately due to its intensity. This podcast is an independent production - costs of the show are covered by me (Fran) with the support of patrons. If you want to help support the show financially, head to patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. This will help me to continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Or, support the show for free by sharing it on socials! Find us on Instagram @seizeyouradventurepod. Seize Your Adventure is part of the Tremula Network - adventure and outdoor podcasts off the beaten track. To find out more, head to tremula.network This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com

Introducing: The Articles FRAN: You’re listening to The Articles from Seize Your Adventure. [Sound of waves breaking] Season 3 of SYA is going to sound a little bit different. The articles are simple stories taken from across the internet and read by the person that wrote them. [Wave sound increases] CAMERON: I remember the first time the instructor said I was ready to paddle into a wave unassisted. I’ll be honest, it took a while to get into one. But when I did, I realised I was partnering with the power of Mother Nature. I was drawing lines in the waves, creating new feelings, It was beautiful. [Waves end] FRAN: ...and then after you’ve heard the story, Frankie and I will discuss it, talking about what we liked, what we learned and what we take away from each article. FRANKIE: I think this article is beautifully written. But I think it resonates a lot with me because he manages to vocalise a very similar experience to myself in a way that I never could… FRAN: For Patrons there’s going to be some bonus content every month, and you’ll get to hear a Q&A with the writer of the story. CAMERON: I mean of course getting outside is what we really like to do, but we all know that that’s not everything that life holds. FRAN: This is our way of sharing some more stories with you. Hopefully, this new way will still encourage you to go and seize your adventure. So make sure you are subscribed or you are following the podcast. And until next time, safe adventures everyone. Wave sound from Zapsplat.com Get bonus content on Patreon This podcast is an independent production - costs of the show are covered by me (Fran) with the support of patrons. If you want to help support the show financially, head to patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. This will help me to continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Or, support the show for free by sharing it on socials! Find us on Instagram @seizeyouradventurepod. Seize Your Adventure is part of the Tremula Network - adventure and outdoor podcasts off the beaten track. To find out more, head to tremula.network This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit seizeyouradventure.substack.com