Our writer, Raya Al-Jadir, gives a review of Sophie Morgan’s book and highlights the honesty told and the artistic narrative that comes with it. Who is Sophie Morgan? Sutcliffe, Tom (25 April 2013). "TV review: Licence to Kill, BBC3". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022 . Retrieved 20 September 2016. Sometimes you are the victim of your circumstances and the only choice you are left with is how you react to them. That is all you can do. You have no other choice.” Learning to live well with a disability

Drive iQ 'Licence to Kill' Schools Tour reaches Essex". Roadio. February 2014 . Retrieved 20 September 2016. An abscess from an allergic reaction to a plaster means that to this day, she must lie – sometimes for months – on her front to prevent it from worsening. In 2015 Morgan travelled to Ghana, West Africa, to present The World's Worst Place To Be Disabled?, a documentary for BBC Three made as part of the channel's Defying the Label season. [24] [25] Nora Groce, an anthropologist working with people with disabilities in the developing world, described the documentary as "an accurate depiction of the life faced by millions of persons with disabilities". [26] After reading the book, I got the opportunity to talk to Sophie about her experience of writing it and about the life she has so openly shared in it. We recommend members be over 18, since we do discuss books with adult content, but this is not strictly enforced. Please be aware that there will be adult discussion in this group!

This feeling reached its peak once Sophie had finished writing the book and went on to record the audiobook. Creating the memoir meant reflecting on the multitude of ways the accident affected Sophie, her life, relationships and even her own perceptions of disability in the past. To a reader, Sophie’s book is a story of strength, family and rediscovering her identity, but for her it also marks the end of a portion in her life. a b Martin, Nicole (26 June 2008). "Disabled models to compete in BBC reality TV show". The Daily Telegraph. London . Retrieved 20 September 2016.

Morgan had a small role as a presenter for Channel 4's sports coverage of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, [36] and co-hosted, with JJ Chalmers, the channel's coverage of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro [12] [37] [38] [39] Morgan has also co-hosted Channel 4's paralympic magazine show, The Superhuman Show, with Alex Brooker, and presented coverage of the 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships. [40] She silently endures discomfort and inadequate disabled facilities in case she loses friends or work. TV challenge for team travelling into the unknown". The Yorkshire Post. 11 October 2005 . Retrieved 20 September 2016.As a painter and an artist, Sophie approached the task as another form of expression, allowing her to explore her past experiences to share them with others, but also to examine them 18 years on from her injury.

Racy, controversial, but always warm, fun and astoundingly honest, Sophie Morgan's The Diary of a Submissive is a fascinating and thought provoking look at a seemingly paradoxical side to human nature and sexuality that no man or woman will be able to put down. Read more Details It was a hair-raising time full of unknowns and hand sanitiser, “the lowest I’ve ever been”. She filled the days writing a memoir, Driving Forwards. “It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I thought, ‘If you’re going to do this, do it honestly.’ I confessed to so many of the things that I had not confessed to in my real life. I kind of came out in my book: I explained the extent of my paralysis and how it impacted my sex life. I’d never talked honestly about that to any man. I was always too scared they were going to leave me.” The book is a searing read throughout, but what she says about sex is written very neutrally, and is absolutely heartbreaking. “Unable to feel two-thirds of myself,” she writes, “no matter how hard I have tried, the act of sex has still not been adapted satisfactorily enough to fully meet my needs … I can’t help but ask myself if it is ‘better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all’, and when that applies to sex I would say the answer for me is an undeniable no.” If I could make one person stop for a minute and reconsider what they thought about disability that would be a life goal fulfilled,” offers Sophie. “The reason for that is I had ideas about what disability meant before my accident and as much as they were very unconscious, they were also problematic. She is best known for her role as one of the lead presenters of the Paralympic Games (Channel 4) for nearly a decade. When I became disabled, I struggled a lot as a result because I had to analyse my own ableism. Now that I’ve spent 18 years as a disabled person and I know that disability doesn’t fit into one group.”

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Prior to the accident, Morgan had planned to study law at the University of Manchester. [8] [2] [9] Having returned to live with her parents in Brighton, she instead opted to study art at the City College Brighton & Hove [10] After completing her art foundation course, she started a Bachelor of Arts degree in fine arts at Goldsmiths, University of London. [9] [8] [11] [12] During her degree, a second career opportunity arose, as she was asked to participate in an expedition across Nicaragua ( Beyond Boundaries, BBC 2004). She later obtained a diploma in arts therapy from the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education. a b Butter, Susannah (22 May 2014). "I, robot: A high-tech exoskeleton is helping Sophie Morgan to walk again after 10 years in a wheelchair". London Evening Standard. London. p.48 . Retrieved 19 September 2016– via InfoTrac. Writing in her book, Sophie said: “Up until that point I had believed that all I needed was a positive attitude and to find a way to override my fears, and then, almost anything would be achievable. ‘The only disability in life’ I’d written in my diary less than a month earlier, ‘is a bad attitude.’