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Turning Pain Into Purpose: Figen Murray OBE on Creating Martyn’s Law
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- We Are PoWEr Podcast
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- Jan 26, 2026
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- 2249
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Summary
In this episode, we speak with Figen Murray OBE, psychotherapist, campaigner, and the driving force behind Martyn’s Law — about transforming unimaginable tragedy into national change. Figen shares how her son Martyn’s death in the Manchester Arena attack reshaped her life’s purpose and how determination, kindness, and what she calls her “mosquito mindset” helped move entirely new security legislation through Parliament. Figen’s story, from studying counter-terrorism to spending weeks in the H...