From Ring to Recovery // GB Boxer Lesley Sackey on Fighting Forward After Abuse
Description
Host: Ryan McIlhennon
Interviewee: Lesley Sackey
Trigger warning: Domestic Abuse
Summary: In this deeply moving episode, Lesley Sackey —former GB boxer, gold medalist, and founder of Fight Forward and Pillow.ai—shares her journey from athletic success to surviving domestic abuse, and, ultimately, empowerment. Behind the medals was a story rarely told: one of surviving an abusive relationship and rediscovering her strength through the sport she once dominated.
Lesley speaks candidly about reclaiming agency through physical training, confronting societal assumptions around abuse, and building platforms to support women on their journey from surviving to thriving. Her story is a call for awareness, resilience, and community.
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