My debut memoir
Lost My Sight, Found My Freedom
The hidden power of what we cannot see
About sight loss, identity and rebuilding a life after the future you expected is no longer available.
It is also about the things we think we know because we have looked at them.
Out now in paperback and Kindle
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The phrase “seeing is believing” has never made sense to me. That is what my first letter is about.
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Read the first letter About three minutesAbout Jennifer
I am an author and speaker, based in the UK.
I started out as a paralegal in criminal law. From there my working life ran through employment law, tribunals, trade union representation, HR and mediation. Twenty years of paying close attention to how people behave under pressure.
Losing my sight deepened the way I understand uncertainty, behaviour and the things people miss.
I am also a contributor to the Maple Review, the government-backed independent review into barriers to entrepreneurship.
Speaking
I speak about sight loss, identity and rebuilding after change you did not choose.
I also speak about human behaviour, the things people miss and leadership under pressure.
For conferences, workplace events, panels and conversations, in the UK or online.
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For interviews, podcasts, panels and written contributions. Short biography to copy:
Jennifer G. Smith is a UK author and speaker, and the author of the memoir Lost My Sight, Found My Freedom: The hidden power of what we cannot see. She began as a paralegal in criminal law and went on to work in employment law, tribunals, trade union representation, HR and mediation. Losing her sight changed what she noticed and how she understood it. She writes and speaks about identity, uncertainty and rebuilding a life after change you did not choose, and is a contributor to the government-backed Maple Review.
Subjects I am glad to be asked about:
- Sight loss, identity and rebuilding a life
- Why seeing and understanding are not the same thing
- Disability, perception and the assumptions people carry
- Human behaviour under pressure
- Writing a memoir about something still in progress
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