Ep 7: Emmanuelle Navarri: Cancer survivor to GB Triathlete Artwork

Brilliant Resilient Club Podcast

The Brilliant Resilient Club is a podcast dedicated to people who push past their physical comfort zone to gain mental resilience. Host Bhavani Vadde speaks to some amazing individuals who’re dealing with some big challenges - trauma, loss, illness - but rather than be defeated, challenged themselves something physical and as a result now feel better than ever. She came up with the idea when she took up up cold water swimming after having to stop work as a TV reporter during the pandemic because of an auto-immune condition. And despite hating exercise all her life, this helped her not only cope but thrive during some difficult times. In this podcast, she explores why and how other people take to the physical to deal with what life throws up.

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Ep 7: Emmanuelle Navarri: Cancer survivor to GB Triathlete

December 03, 2021 • Bhavani Vadde

This is the final episode in the very first season of the Brilliant Resilient Club - I'm not saying I have saved the best until last but Emmanuelle Navarri's story is certainly awe-inspiring.

The TV producer and mum of three was diagnosed with a type of cancer called soft tissue sarcoma in her foot and ankle five years ago. She narrowly escaped losing a limb - and her life.

Emmanuelle says the harder the challenges in her life, the more she threw herself into physical activity - and that her love of sport helped her regain both her physical and mental strength.

She was always keen runner but then trained to be a triathlete in her 40s, going on to compete at European level and in September competed for a Team GB in Spain!

Listen to how dealing with her diagnosis gave her the resilience to achieve her goals.