I started podcasting in the recuperation and rehabilitation period after I was diagnosed with the potentially-fatal and rare autoimmune disorder Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS).Being a former journalist and given that my first love has always been  writing, it was difficult for me not to be able to sit up and type on my laptop/ tablet or craft stories with the written word. That is when I discovered the power and joy of podcasting. I had been paralysed from the neck down and on a ventilator for two months, having been diagnosed with the rare disorder while on a holiday abroad. I had a tube in my throat due to which I did not speak for nearly two months, I walked only after three.

I found my voice again with the help of my podcasts. The first season of it dealt with my struggle with a debilitating disease like GBS. Suddenly I could create again and that too with the help of a simple mobile phone! I had re-discovered the storyteller in me. I would type short scripts on my phone and record them, often lying down. Now I am also back to writing and am learning how to create videos on YouTube. But podcasting will always be that special gift that gave me my voice back!

Onward and Upward!

Thank you for reading…Do tune in to my podcast on Good Communications, below 🙂 

~Preeti | @TruthAbtNobody