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Episode Description:
In this deeply personal episode, I take a step back from neurodivergence education and content creation to reflect on the journey that brought me here — from my first steps as an Emergency Care Assistant, through the challenges of life as a Technician, to now standing at the edge of becoming a fully registered Paramedic.
I share the highs, the humbling lessons, and the mentors — including the ones no longer in my life — who helped shape the clinician and the person I’ve become.
But at the heart of this reflection is one call. One patient. A quiet moment with a dying man whose story cracked through years of emotional armour and forced me to confront fears I hadn’t fully acknowledged — about love, abandonment, and the kind of wounds we carry silently beneath the uniform.
This is a story ...