2. Award Winning Water Sports Instructor on Challenging Sexist Preconceptions with Nicola Stockdale

“I think the more that we start to value women and lift them up, and really help them see the potential that they can reach, society will be improved as a whole.” Nicola’s mother gave birth to her first child at the tender age of 17. She was a single-parent for the first two years of Nicola’s life before meeting her stepdad. It wasn’t until Nicola was 7 that her little sister, Alice, was born. This meant that Nicola had a long stretch during her childhood of being an only child.

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Traditional ideas of masculinity are dead, and now men struggle to find their place in the world. In Stories of Men, Alex Melia speaks to men who’ve overcome challenging circumstances to find out what they’ve learned about being a man in today’s world. Each guest shares a story from their life that has had a big impact on them. Alex Melia is a businessman and podcaster from Atherton, Greater Manchester. He has built a business which now employs over 30 people. Ten years in, and the company sustains him without his involvement. He now travels the world on a mission to uncover what it means to live an independent and meaningful life. This podcast was previously Our Voices.