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A physio. A personal health challenge. A program that has now reached 25,000 young people.

Megan Dickinson co-founded the Live Life Whole Project after watching women and girls navigate serious health challenges without the right information or support. What started as workshops in secondary schools has grown into a multi-state, multi-audience preventative health education program and the turning point was a piece of brutally honest feedback from a year nine girl that sent Megan home rattled, and back to the drawing board. Her response to that feedback separating herself from the work just enough to let the criticism improve it is a masterclass in building something that actually works rather than something that feels comfortable.

IN THIS EPISODE

The personal health origins of the Live Life Whole Project and the decision to build a preventative program rather than wait for the system to catch up How honest feedback from teenage girls completely reshaped how the workshops were delivered Stories from parents whose daughters have finally recognised the signs of endometriosis, disordered eating, and other conditions and sought help The 'train the trainer' ambition reaching parents, teachers and coaches, not just the girls themselves Battling red tape and government budgets to champion prevention over treatment The vision for national and international expansion with New Zealand already on the calendar