How One Mum’s Hardest Season Became Her Life’s Purpose | Part 1

<p><strong>A note before you listen:</strong> This episode touches on some difficult life experiences including a family member&#39;s drug addiction and mental illness, sexual assault, and eating disorders. We share these with the greatest care and respect for Ange&#39;s story. If any of these topics are sensitive for you, please take care as you listen.</p><p>In this episode of Changing Lanes, Rachel and Susan sit down with Ange Macauley, founder and CEO of the Type 1 Foundation.</p><p>In Part 1 of two-part episode, Ange shares the life experiences that shaped her, from growing up in a large family and navigating trauma, to becoming a young mum and facing the moment that changed everything: her daughter Lila’s Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis.</p><p>Ange opens up about the early signs they missed, the family holiday that became a medical emergency, and the overwhelming reality of learning to manage Type 1 Diabetes as a parent.</p><p>This episode is for any parent, mum or family who has ever had to trust their instinct, advocate for their child, or survive a diagnosis that changed life overnight.</p><p><strong>In this episode, we cover:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Ange’s life before the Type 1 Foundation</p></li><li><p>How lived experience shaped her passion for helping others</p></li><li><p>Becoming a young mum and finding peace in motherhood</p></li><li><p>The early signs of Type 1 diabetes in children</p></li><li><p>Lila’s symptoms before diagnosis</p></li><li><p>When a family holiday became a medical emergency</p></li><li><p>The moment Lyla was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes</p></li><li><p>ICU, overwhelm and the early diagnosis load</p></li><li><p>Managing Type 1 diabetes as a parent</p></li></ul><p><strong>CONNECT WITH US</strong></p><p>Type 1 Foundation →<a href="https://www.type1foundation.com.au"> <u>https://www.type1foundation.com.au</u></a></p><p>Type 1 Foundation Instagram → <u>https://www.instagram.com/thetype1foundation/?hl=en</u></p><p>Changing Lanes Instagram →<a href="https://www.instagram.com/changinglanesthepodcast"> <u>https://www.instagram.com/changinglanesthepodcast</u></a></p><p>Pilates Retreat Club Instagram →<a href="https://www.instagram.com/pilatesretreatclub"> <u>https://www.instagram.com/pilatesretreatclub</u></a></p><p>The Pilates Retreat Club →<a href="https://www.thepilatesretreatclub.com.au"> <u>https://www.thepilatesretreatclub.com.au</u></a></p><p>If you are a busy woman, mum, professional, business owner or someone quietly wondering what is next for you, subscribe to Changing Lanes for honest conversations, practical encouragement and real stories to help you navigate your next chapter with more clarity, confidence and support.</p>