Episode 2

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19th Apr 2022

Laura Cooper: Legend of Words

Magical, mythical, legendary. There is so much magic in this episode with Laura Cooper. We dive into the mystery of golden threads that run through a life and how it happens that the right opportunity comes along just when you are ready. Laura shares her journey from Buckinghamshire, to Japan, Bali, Spain and back to the UK to pursue her passion for writing and photography.  

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In this episode you’ll hear:

  • Growing up in the UK, heading to university when in hindsight she should have done a gap year
  • Working in Japan at an English conversation school that went bankrupt and which led to Laura making the most of living her life in Japan
  • How a 15 minutes session with Sarah at an event gave Laura the insight to see what she really wanted to do, not what she “should” be doing
  • Laura’s journey from leaving Japan, to training as a yoga teacher in Bali, to Spain and finally to her MA in Creative Writing back in the UK

About Laura

Brought up in Buckinghamshire, Laura spent most of her adult life living in Japan, where she juggled careers as an English lecturer, music journalist and concert photographer. She has served on the board of directors for FEW Japan and circumnavigated the Earth by ship helping to foster grassroots cross-cultural communication with Peace Boat.  Laura headed Fuji Rock Festival’s English-language magazine from 2016-2021 and is an award-winning portrait photographer. In 2020, she received a scholarship to study for an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia and is currently in her second year, about to embark on her dissertation.

Connect with Laura 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rocknlauraphoto/ 

Twitter:https://twitter.com/blacklilly101 

Website: https://www.rocknlauraphoto.com/ 

Things mentioned: 

Angela Carter; The Bloody Chamber: https://www.angelacarter.co.uk/ 

Connect with Sarah

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sarah-furuya-coaching/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahfuruyacoaching/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahfuruyacoaching 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahfuruya 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXsuS_yVT9fMHjhAylVy8-w 

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About the Podcast

Legends Interview Series Presented by Sarah Furuya Coaching
A project that started in mid 2019 but had been on the radar for many years.
Not interested in surface tales of business or cliches of life, I have carefully selected a group of people to bring the richness of their lives to the table with incredible frankness and depth. Each is successful in their own way, have built, created, lost, grieved, started again, moved, traveled, celebrated, and delighted in life. Please revel in the richness of these legends.