Donna Black - Everyday Bravery - video Dailymotion

Tindle News

Donna Black talks movingly for the Everyday Bravery campaign about the passing of her infant daughter Rose

Transcript

00:00So, for me, bravery really came to play through the illness and the death of my daughter Rose,

00:06so we sadly lost Rose when she was two and a half.

00:10I'm Donna Black, I'm Communications Director for MD Communications and we're a boutique

00:15communications consultancy for law firms and professional services firms.

00:20I think bravery is sometimes about being vulnerable and it's about being open and honest and asking

00:27for help actually.

00:28I think in the past I used to think bravery was about carrying on and pretending everything

00:32was alright, but actually when I look around at other people and I look at myself, the

00:37bravest ones are the ones who've been able to ask for help and be honest, but actually

00:42I read something which really struck a chord, which is that bravery doesn't roar, it's sometimes

00:48the quiet courage to carry on again the next day and I think that really rings true for me.

00:54The time in my life and continues to be the times when I need to be brave is around my

00:59daughter Rose.

01:01Rose was born with heart problems and sadly she died while she was waiting for a heart

01:06transplant when she was just two and a half.

01:08So I had to be brave throughout her life and even braver once we lost her because I was

01:14in a situation that no parent wants to be in.

01:16I had a life I didn't want without my child, but I had to find a way to carry on.

01:23So for a long time, carrying on was pretending everything was alright, but actually I think

01:27the bravery for me came in a few years down the line when I was able to say I'm not okay

01:33and to actually ask for help and to be more honest about what the whole experience was like.

01:39I think for me it was about taking small steps, so it wasn't even about day to day, sometimes

01:47it was about hour to hour and just finding the bravery and the courage to carry on.

01:55I have two more children now and a wonderful family life and my daughter Rose is still

02:01very much part of our family.

02:04We talk about her all the time, so I think being able to keep her memory alive and to

02:09carry on a happy and fulfilling life in her memory was really, really important.

02:14If you've got a challenge, I'd recommend breaking it down, so if you're feeling overwhelmed

02:20just look at how you can break it down into smaller steps.

02:23I think it's really, really important to be kind to yourself and not to beat yourself

02:27up if you feel like you're not performing like you think you should be or other people's

02:32expectations of you are.

02:34And I think finally ask for help.

02:36One of the bravest things you can do is be vulnerable and honest and ask for help.

02:40So if it's at work and you need to have a challenging conversation with a client, perhaps

02:45speak to a colleague who's really good at doing that kind of thing.

02:49Maybe it's something you need a bit of training or help with.

02:52If it's a challenge in your family life, I think talk about it and find someone you can

02:56trust to talk about it and that often gives you the strength to be able to find a way through.

03:11I love you.

03:12I love you.

03:13I love you.

03:14I love you.

03:15I love you.

03:16I love you.

03:17I love you.

03:18I love you.

03:19I love you.

03:20I love you.

03:21I love you.

03:22I love you.

03:23I love you.

03:24I love you.

03:25I love you.

03:26I love you.

03:27I love you.

03:28I love you.

03:29I love you.

03:30I love you.

03:31I love you.

03:32I love you.

03:33I love you.

03:34I love you.

03:35I love you.

03:36I love you.

03:37I love you.

03:38I love you.

03:39I love you.

03:40I love you.

03:41I love you.

03:42I love you.

03:43I love you.

03:44I love you.

03:45I love you.

03:46I love you.

03:47I love you.

03:48I love you.

03:49I love you.

03:50I love you.

03:51I love you.

03:52I love you.

03:53I love you.

03:54I love you.

03:55I love you.

03:56I love you.

03:57I love you.

03:58I love you.

03:59I love you.

04:00I love you.

04:01I love you.

04:02I love you.

04:03I love you.

04:04I love you.

04:05I love you.

04:06I love you.

04:07I love you.

Donna Black - Everyday Bravery

Category

Transcript

Recommended