I heard about Radio Harrow from a friend at work who used to be a volunteer. I was sceptical at first and in all honesty, the idea of meeting a bunch of people I didn’t know and doing something I’d never done before (let alone in a hospital environment), made me nervous.

 

Before moving to Harrow in November 2018, I was attending CBT sessions for anxiety – a lot of which centred on self-image and germs/illness. However, after having the idea put in my head by my friend, I looked into volunteering for Radio Harrow more thoroughly.

 

While it did sound like something I might enjoy, I couldn’t stop the niggling voice in the back of my head that told me all of the potential negatives that might arise. I spoke to my therapist about it and we regarded it as something that might be useful to try in order to help me out of my ever-shrinking comfort zone. I hummed and harred for a few months, trying to postpone the decision, but eventually I applied and a few weeks later was invited to an induction.