14. S2, Ep4. Madge Woollard celebrates her autism and talks about her career as a piano teacher, her marriage to wife Jo, and the cat cafe!

In this episode, Madge Woollard celebrates her autism and talks about her long career as a piano teacher, being in a great marriage with her wife Jo, and the cat cafe!

Madge was very much supported by her teachers at school so she could follow her passion of music, which lead to her winning a scholarship to Cambridge University. But it hasn’t all been plain sailing; as a teenager, Madge had an eating disorder, and she has struggled through menopause.

She was a joy to interview, sharing her personal life, challenges and successes, and her positivity is contagious.  She also talks about her collaboration on a truly meaningful new book about autism for teachers, and about her passion for writing music, including theme tunes.

 

Madge's teaching website:
https://mwoollard.webs.com/ 

Her music on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/375QHFhNlxwoOT0edQLDko?si=Q9NTlj3IR6uWf6y9kwc_jA 

Her theatre group 
https://www.spectrumtheatresheffield.com/

Audio play “How to Drop a Piano” by Samantha Grierson 
https://anchor.fm/samantha-grierson/episodes/How-to-Drop-a-Piano-e17goki 

The book for teachers, to be published in April:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Autistic-Teachers-Neurodiversity-Inclusive-School/dp/1839971266/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KLRJZ3SMP6KZ&keywords=learning+from+autistic+teachers&qid=1643900453&sprefix=Learning+from+aut%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1