{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/665fd5eae177f1001266fb81/67cc382bbaaeff02dc2ae8b0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jacinta Parsons: On reclaiming your forever self, the wisdom of older women and lessons from living with chronic illness","description":"<p><strong>Season 2: Episode Six</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Jacinta Parsons: On reclaiming your forever self, the wisdom of older women and lessons from living with chronic illness</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Reaching mid-life and reckoning with the ageing process can also be a time of invisibility and isolation, particularly for women.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Living with a chronic illness can also be a lonely place. It can feel like the world is moving on around you while you’re stuck in freeze frame.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But what if these experiences were actually the birthplace for bringing forth the greatest version of ourselves? One that is truly at peace and comfortable alone.</p><p><br></p><p>This week’s guest has lived and researched both these topics and has many lessons to impart about the importance of finding our ‘forever self.’</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In a moving and intimate conversation, Jacinta and Jill get vulnerable as they dive into some of life’s biggest topics.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Jacinta Parsons is a broadcaster, public speaker, ABC Melbourne radio host and author of three books that delve into the complexities, frailties and wisdom of the human condition:</p><p><em>Unseen: The Secret World of Chronic Illness; A Question of Age</em>; and the soon to be released,</p><p><em>A Wisdom of Age</em>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can follow Jacinta on Instagram:<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jacintaparsons/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @jacintaparsons</a> or visit her<a href=\"https://jacintaparsons.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> website here</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To stay in touch with Well Enough Alone, you can follow us on Instagram<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wellenoughalonepod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @wellenoughalonepod</a> or<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jillstark__/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @jillstark__</a> or support the show and get subscriber-only, early and ad-free episodes on<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/jillstark\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Patreon.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Well Enough Alone is a Spare Room production. Our producers are Kieran Simpson and Trent Bartlett.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=IVgXk5oRD-HwTDe6YxJnlJyfm026bT1OwZHQjgy5kkTB1lGIinzEUcasNc0tcpo9&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity%20identity%5Bemail%5D%20identity.memberships&amp;state=8717142&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get early access to new episodes by subscribing on Patreon.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hosted on Acast.<a href=\"https://acast.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> See acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>","author_name":"Spare Room"}