I'v delved deep into the archives for this one! Back 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.

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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.

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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.

Over the next few weeks, you'll be getting new episodes on this feed only heard by a select few until now.

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

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Hello Adventurers! Seize Your Adventure has been quite, I know. But there is a good reason for that...

Introducing, 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

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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:

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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.

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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!

Listen to Martin's Article:

https://www.seizeyouradventure.com/post/s3-e3-martin-venturing-out-alone

Find out more about Martin:

https://epilepsytraveller.home.blog/

Follow Martin on Instagram @EpilepsyTraveller

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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.

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Become a patron to support the podcast and continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Sign up for as little as $3 a month (that’s less than the price of a coffee!!). All Patrons will get extra content every month, even between seasons, and Patrons at $5 and above get bonus episodes. Find out more at patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. You can also make a one-off donation at https://www.paypal.me/seizeyouradventure.

READ THE Q&A WRITE-UP ON THE WEBSITE

https://www.seizeyouradventure.com/post/a-q-a-with-martin-hossell

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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. But if you're a $10 Patron, you can listen early over on the Patron-only feed!

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.

SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

Become a patron to support the podcast and continue telling stories of epilepsy in adventure. Sign up for as little as $3 a month (that’s less than the price of a coffee!!). All Patrons will get extra content every month, even between seasons, and Patrons at $5 and above get bonus episodes. Find out more at patreon.com/seizeyouradventure. You can also make a one-off donation at https://www.paypal.me/seizeyouradventure.

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

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