Hello, and welcome to Elbows Out.
Hosted by award nominated journalist Lucinda Borrell, Elbows Out is an interview series exploring how to get ahead, when life hasn't dealt you a fair or easy hand.
Each week we meet a new person, exploring how they overcame adversity, the financial, mental and physical implications of these experiences - and the lessons they've learnt to take forward with them as they move forward with their lives and heal.
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Sarah Stephens is a mum of three - but only one of her children is alive.
Over a decade ago when she found out she was pregnant, she was overjoyed. An older mum. She eagerly awaited the arrival of her eldest daughter Violet.
Violet’s birth was difficult. She was born with a hole in her heart, but despite spending months in hospital she survived.
Then when she was 15 months old, she died.
Less than a year later, Sarah's second son Arthur was stillborn
In this episode of Elbows Out Sarah and Lucinda discuss living with child loss, the grieving process and how Sarah's experiences have shaped her values, her professional goals, her relationships and most importantly how she parents her youngest daughter Aurora
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6 Jul 2026
Stalked for FOURTEEN YEARS
For over 14 years musician Kerri Layton was stalked.
An aspiring jazz musician and entrepreneur she met her stalker after a chance encounter on a night out when she was just 19.
In 50% of stalking cases in the UK today involving female victims, the stalker fits into the "rejected lover" category. Where the stalkers wish to pursue a romantic relationship with their victim.
This is what happened to Kerri. After telling him that she did not wish to pursue a relationship, Kerri's stalker wouldn't take no for an answer. He turned up at her work, turned up at her home. He constantly called - and on occasions Kerri feared for her life.
Hosted by award nominated journalist Lucinda Borrell, this weeks Elbows Out (part one) Kerri and Lucinda talk about the physiological impacts of being stalked, how victims have to 'self-cancel' to remain safe and the feelings of shame that can emerge when you are the one being stalked.
The pair also discuss the devastating impact stalking had upon Kerri's music career just as her star was staring to rise, the difficulties Kerri and law enforcement faced when catching the stalker and how the support of friends and community was key to her survival, and how her support network eventually helped get him arrested.
Kerri and Lucinda originally met while recording 'Stalked' a documentary which investigated the phenomenon of stalking in the UK for BBC Radio 4 on 6th April 2022. The doc is still available on BBC Sounds.
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20 Apr 2026
I nearly died of an Eating disorder, now I'm a body builder.
In 2023 social media influencer Moona Lifts was sent home from the hospital, effectively on palliative care. For years she had been in and out of child and adolescence mental health services to treat her eating disorder, but nothing was working. Then, after a chance trip to a martial arts class with her brother she discovered the world of body building.
Now with half a million tik Tok followers and almost 150k instagram followers, Moona is training for her first competition. But what has she learnt from her experiences? How has this influenced her perspective on life and relationship with her body? Award winning journalist Lucinda Borrell discusses this in Episode three of 'Elbows Out'
Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders, mental health and suicidal ideation. Should listeners continue to listen to the program, please do so with care.
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26 Mar 2026
My Big Heart led to a transplant at FORTY
At 27 years old, PhD student Dan ward was struggling to fight off the dreaded 'freshers flu'. Returning to his home town of South Shields, he headed to the GP, and eventually was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy ... or in his words "a big heart"
Cardiomyopathy is a serious, often progressive disease of the heart muscle that impairs the heart's ability to pump blood, potentially leading to heart failure - and by 40, Dan was on life support awaiting a transplant.
In this episode of Elbows Out, Dan talks to journalist Lucinda Borrell about the physical, but also mental implications of living with a long term health condition, and how these experiences have shaped his life and views of the world.
Elbows Out is produced by Purple Storm Media. You can follow them on instagram on purple storm_media or if you have a story you would like to share you can get in touch on hello@purplestormmedia.co.uk
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11 Mar 2026
From firebombs in Rotherhithe to changing British Media
Jaldeep Katwala has had quite the career.
Currently the new director at the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media diversity, has career has taken him from his upbringing in Rotherhithe, across the world from Sunderland to Sudan.
He's dipped and dived from radio to TV, and worked in the charity sector picking up the portfolio of skills he needs to campaign for diversity in today's media.
In this episode of Elbows Out, we talk about his journey, what it's taught him - and how he's using that to influence today's media landscape.
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