Content Warning: This episode discusses grief, childhood cancer and the loss of a child. Support is available at Red Nose Grief & Loss and Hope Bereavement Care.

Our guest today is Heba Shaheed. Heba is a Pelvic Floor expert, and in her professional practice of Physiotherapy supports women living with female related pain issues and pre/post-natal care.

In 2018, Heba's young daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and sadly passed away in May 2022. Heba's story details the surprising lessons of resilience she learned about her self, and reflects upon her self-growth while navigating this grief.

You can follow Heba's work on Instagram

This episode is produced by Egyptian-Australian Aamon Sayed. Aamon has worked within the Social Work sector since 2012. His work experience adds sensitivity to interviews to create them in a culturally safe setting. As a podcast producer, Aamon explores the human condition, and how to make the world a more positive place through his series AddLOVE. 

For insightful conversation follow @aamon_basha and subscribe to the AddLove podcast here: 

Transcript Available Here

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

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3ZZZ Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.