39 minutes | Sunday, 25 October 2026
On this episode of the Nancy Stevens Lifestyle Show, Nancy is joined by the inspirational Jaz Ampaw-Farr, an award-winning speaker, author, educator and passionate advocate for resilience, connection and personal empowerment.
Jaz shares her extraordinary and often heartbreaking story of growing up in poverty, experiencing abuse and neglect, spending time in foster care and facing circumstances that could have completely changed the course of her life. She explains how five inspirational teachers saw the person behind the behaviour, gave her hope and helped her begin to rewrite the story she had been told about herself.
The conversation explores what resilience really means, why it isn't simply about putting on a brave face, and how we can learn to bounce back more quickly when life knocks us down. Jaz shares practical strategies she uses when things get tough, from surrounding herself with people who remind her of what she has overcome to finding ways to create more joy in everyday life.
Nancy and Jaz also talk about her powerful book *Because of You, This Is Me*, which explores her childhood, the teachers who changed her life and the extraordinary impact that everyday heroes can have. They discuss breaking cycles of trauma, finding your voice, refusing to make yourself smaller for other people and why it's never too late to rewrite your story.
There's plenty of laughter too, as they chat about Jazz's appearances on *Blind Date* and *The Apprentice*, her love of dopamine dressing and colour analysis, her passion for positive psychology, and her hopes of one day appearing on *Strictly Come Dancing*!
Jaz also talks about her work with young people in foster care, her Everyday Heroes programme, her short film and BAFTA premiere, and what continues to motivate her after thousands of speaking engagements.
And there's one final message from Jaz to take away from the conversation: you don't have to change everything overnight. Sometimes, all you need to do is be **10% braver**.
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