Grace Spence Green: Recovery and Radical Acceptance

When a freak accident irreversibly changed Grace Spence Green’s life at just 22 years old, she developed a resilience she never thought possible. In her extraordinary, life-affirming new work of non-fiction, To Exist as I Am, Spence Green shares her journey from a dedicated young medical student to a patient with a serious spinal injury, and what led her to become a vocal disability activist. Join Spence Green, in conversation with Gavin Francis, to challenge the way we think about disability.

Categories: Health & Wellbeing, Memoir, Non-fiction

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How to Live a Meaningful Life

The 2025 Festival will also see the return of some of 2024’s most popular programme themes, including How to Live a Meaningful Life, guiding audiences new and deeper ways of creating connection, resilience and hope…

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