Welcome to episode 105 with Oliver Mol who is a writer, author and train guard.
In 2015 Oliver started to suffer with a migraine that lasted for 10 months.
He lived with constant, excruciating pain which was made worse by looking at any sort of screens. He saw all manner of doctors, physio’s, therapists and healers and no one was able to help.
He slowly became a writer who couldn’t write and a person who could no longer interact with the modern world. He experienced a breakdown and slid into a spiral of depression that took him to the brink of suicide.
One night, while high on pain killers, Oliver Googled ‘full time job, no experience, Sydney’ and applied for a job as a train guard.
He spent the next two years working on the trains, reconnecting with life and reconnecting with himself. He slowly started to write again and find his way out of both mental and physical pain.
I recently read Oliver’s memoir ‘Train Lord’ and was incredibly moved by his story. We caught up for this week’s episode to chat about chronic pain and the impact that it had on his life.
We chat about loss of identity, people pleasing, the importance of stories and learning to breath.
Oliver not only has an incredible story, but he has an incredible understanding of his story, and I loved chatting to him about it so much!
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