Samantha Renke

Welcome to Proper Mental episode 92 with Samantha Renke, an actress, presenter, disability activist, inclusion and equality consultant and keynote speaker.

She is a columnist for the Metro and often writes about what it is like to be disabled in a disabling word.

After finishing university Sam became a teacher before moving to London to pursue a career in media and is now a regular on TV and radio as well as winning the best actress award at the LA Diversity Film Festival.

Growing up with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Sam made a decision early on in life to not be restricted by the opinions of others and has always strived to live life on her own terms and in her own fabulous way.

We chat about the process of writing her new book and why she was determined to be completely open and honest about her life.

We chat about anxiety and mental health, dealing with ablism, the importance of embracing bad days and how her beloved sphinx cats have helped her in her darkest moments.

Sam has energy to spare and I think I laughed my way through the whole conversation.  It was an absolute pleasure to chat to her and I can’t wait for you to hear it!

You can follow Sam on Instagram @samantharenke or Twitter @SamanthaRenke

Her website is samantharenkeofficial.com – Samantha Renke and her book ‘Best Thing Since Sliced Bread’ is out now!

Here’s a link to this month’s Pod Bible featuring yours truly: 

PodBible022_KermodeMayo.pdf (podbiblemag.com)

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