17. Learning to Stop: Vanessa Ogbonna on Chronic Illness, Identity & Life After Professional Football
Episode Description:
This week on the Wellness Script podcast, we're joined by Vanessa Ogbonna - content creator, TV presenter, former semi-professional footballer, public health graduate, and one of the most refreshingly honest voices in the wellness space right now.
Vanessa is known to many from winning The Traitors Ireland, but her story goes so much deeper than that. After getting Covid in January 2021 during pre-season, Vanessa began experiencing symptoms that would eventually lead to a diagnosis of lupus - an autoimmune condition - as well as sports-induced asthma. All while filming…
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