I'm no longer a spectator in my own life - Interview with Dara Shashoua

Published: Sept. 25, 2018, 2 p.m.

Dara is an accomplished businesswoman and founder of Byzantine Design - a Melbourne-based store that curates designer tiles from around the globe. After she was diagnosed with MS four years ago, she also created her blog ‘A Chronic Entrepreneur,’ which began out of her passion to share stories of those living with a chronic illness and how they’re thriving each and every day. 

This podcast aims to change the narrative around living with MS by discussing how Dara has not merely survived but actually thrived because of her diagnosis. This interview has so many take-homes, life hacks and certainly a lot of food for thought as you make your own journey with MS. 

As Dara says, “being diagnosed with a chronic illness doesn’t have to be the end of your life… it may just be the start of a beautiful new chapter…” 



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