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<p>BBC News’ Disability Correspondent, documentary maker, and presenter on&nbsp;<em>Watchdog</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>The One Show</em>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nikkifox/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nikki Fox</a>, brings lots of warmth and humor to the podcast this week. Nikki shares how she found the love of her life after throwing what she describes as the wedding to herself, aka Fox Fest - her fortieth birthday party! Nikki also opens up about living with Muscular Dystrophy and how it impacts her day-to-day life as a news correspondent; the power of hard work and positive thinking; coming to terms with how your body changes in midlife; and why more needs to be done to support disabled people to thrive.</p><br><p>You can find out more about&nbsp;<em>Muscular Dystrophy UK</em>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.musculardystrophyuk.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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