The Sunflower Conversations
By Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
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Welcome to the Sunflower Conversations, the podcast where we explore the experiences of disabled people with non-visible disabilities through the lens of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower.
This is a space to hear authentic stories from disabled people navigating life with non-visible disabilities such as chronic illness, mental health conditions, neurodivergence, and more. While most episodes focus on lived experience, we also feature occasional insights from experts in healthcare, accessibility, and inclusion.
Whether you or someone you care about wears the Sunflower, our conversations aim to raise awareness, build understanding, and help create a more inclusive and compassionate world.
Empowering voices. Raising awareness. Challenging assumptions - one conversation at a time.
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Bowel Cancer and Living with an Ostomy with Nicole Trimboli - Australia & New Zealand
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Understanding Schizophrenia with Alex Phillips, Mind in Camden
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May 23, 2026 |
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Early onset Alzheimer’s with Jay Reinstein, VOA Foundation
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May 10, 2026 |
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Profound Hearing Loss – with Mel (Australia & New Zealand)
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May 03, 2026 |
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Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (Best Disease) with Fiona - Australia & New Zealand
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Autism - my life diagnosed with Aspergers with Alex Manners
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis to charity building Talks With MS
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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AuDHD with Courtney Rosato – Australia & New Zealand
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Palindromic Rheumatism, Comorbidities and Neurodivergence with Danielle Cudjoe Michalksi
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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POTS and ME/CFS with James - Australia and New Zealand
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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FND with Simone Round
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Type 2 Diabetes with Ashwin Soni
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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AuDHD with Madeleine - Australia and New Zealand
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Mental Health with Kelly Winstanley, Mental Heath Matters
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Autism with Nicole - Australia and New Zealand
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Living with an Ostomy, with Keely Cat-Wells and Nate Hadlock, UOAA
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Hearing Loss with Lidia Best, European Federation of Hard of Hearing People
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Dementia with Paul Hoskins and Tim Wilkins, Alzheimer's Society
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Post-Concussion Syndrome with Catherine - Australia and New Zealand
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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ME / CFS with Hollie Christian Brookes, Yawn
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Chronic illness with with Tasha Sorhaindo, Chronically Marvellous
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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ADHD and Hearing Loss with Ant - Australia and New Zealand
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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PIP with Murray Goulder
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Cerebral Palsy and BPD with Laura - Australia and New Zealand
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Advocating for the Sunflower with Andrea Cartensen
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Stargardt Disease with Erin - Australia and New Zealand
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May 28, 2025 |
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Ankylosing Spondylitis with Sean Ewert and Manny Caro, Spondylitis Association of America
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May 25, 2025 |
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Multiple Sclerosis with Terri Louise Brown, Talks With MS
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May 18, 2025 |
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Stroke with Saran - Australia and New Zealand
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May 02, 2025 |
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Short Bowel Syndrome, feeding tubes and ostomy bag with Shaylee Raye Hunter
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Autoimmune Diseases and Neurodivergence with Téa - Australia and New Zealand
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Autoimmune Diseases with Kate Middleton, The Wren Project - Podcasthon episode
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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The Empowerment Awards and Multiple Sclerosis with Elisha Samuels
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Multiple invisible disabilities with Zoe Simmons - Australia and New Zealand
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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Epidermolysis Bullosa with Karen Thackray, DEBRA UK and Lisa Irvine
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Leprosy with Chris Stratta, The Leprosy Mission
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Autism with Amelia Wright - Australia and New Zealand
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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The LEGO Group collaboration with Lauren von Stackelberg
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Airport Travel with Michael Connolly, Skywise Solutions
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with Fran White - Australia and New Zealand
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Cerebral Palsy and Mental Health with Eva Abley
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Functional Neurological Disorder and Fibromyalgia with Gabrielle Hine
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Autism with Ashlee Law - Australia and New Zealand
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Cerebral Palsy with Richard Luke, Scope and Karen Watson, Cerebral Palsy Adult Services UK
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Tourette's Syndrome and Mental Health with Joshua Fletcher - Australia and New Zealand
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Employment - Empowering Disabled Freelancers with Lydia Wilkins
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Pompe Disease with Hele Borup - Australia and New Zealand
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Cushing's Syndrome with Gretchen Jordan
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Autism and ADHD with Isabella Fantastia - Australia and New Zealand
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Tourette's Syndrome with Leighton, Uncle Tics - Australia and New Zealand
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Schizoaffective disorder with Alana - Australia and New Zealand
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Acromegaly with Martin Cornally
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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PTSD and CPTSD with Rachel Bilksi, PTSD UK
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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ADHD and Autism with Althea Rice - Australia and New Zealand
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) with Amy Kelly, Crohn's & Colitis Ireland
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May 20, 2024 |
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PMDD with Anna Cooper and Dr Rebecca Tomlinson, Menstrual Health Project
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May 01, 2024 |
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PMDD and Chemical Menopause with Amani Omejer
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Parkinsons with Eve Jensch
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Autism and ADHD with Clare and Matilda Kemp
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Optic Nerve Glioma with Michelle Culbert and Karina Smith
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Eating Disorders, Autism and ADHD with Adam Fare
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Learning Disabilities with Dorothy Watson and Marcus Tanner, The Sunnybank Trust
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Eating Disorders with Zoe Summers, BEAT UK
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Stroke with Jo Aurora, Different Strokes, and Hayette Wilkinson
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Stroke and Hayette Wilkinson
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Autism and the Sunflower with William Vanderpuye
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr Louise Newson
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Autism with Maddie White
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Perimenopause and Menopause with Fay Durrant
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Rett Syndrome with Beth Johnsson
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Mental Health with Sandy Kaur, Sehhat
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Multiple Sclerosis with Lisa Nice
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) with Bethany and Hannah Keime
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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ADHD, Processing Disorder and Depression with Ginger Ragaishis
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Cerebral Palsy with Eva Abley
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Fragile X Syndrome with Monique Mitchell and Liz Jewell, Fragile X Australia
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and ADHD with Solène Anglaret
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Autism with Patrick Fopma
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Bowel and Vaginal Cancer and Acoustic Neuroma with Karen Bucknall
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Dysautonomia with Miss Chile Ambar Zenteno
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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ADHD, Developmental Coordination Disorder, and Sensory processing with Justin Wesolek
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 with Anna Ballreich
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Epilepsy with Murray Goulder and Daniel Jennings, Epilepsy Action
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May 28, 2023 |
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Disability Expo with Jade Godier
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May 24, 2023 |
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AbleVu and Meegan Winters
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May 21, 2023 |
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Congenital Anosmia and visual impairment with Claire-Louise Pitman
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May 07, 2023 |
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Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) with Jasmeet Kaur and Helen Eftekhari, PoTS UK
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Brain injury with Holly Tyrer and Scott Casson-Rennie, Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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ME/CFS and Long Covid with Russell Fleming, ME Association
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Lupus with Paul Howard, Lupus UK and Rachel Hall
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) with Dr Chris Symeon and Dawn Golder, FND Hope UK
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Type 1 Diabetes with Emma Cathro
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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COPD with Dr Andrew Whittamore Asthma & Lung UK and Felicity Payne
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Dyslexia and Dyspraxia with Dayna Halliwell
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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STAMMA with Kirsten Howells
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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National Stuttering Association with Pam Mertz
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Migraine with Steph Weatherley, The Migraine Trust and Katy Brown
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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British Dyslexia Association with Helen Goodsall
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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FASD with Jacob Casson-Rennie
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Autism and ADHD with Jen Hankin
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Cystic Fibrosis and Ableism with Izzie Jani-Friend
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and mental health with Chloe Francis
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Bowel and lung cancer, stoma and dialysis with Gemma Savory
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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Tourette Syndrome and Brazilian Jui Jitsu with Khovan Hussein
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Registered blind with Claire Sisk
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Tourette Syndrome and Autism with Martin Moxness
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May 22, 2022 |
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Cochlear implant with Steven Mifsud MBE
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May 08, 2022 |
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Travel series – In the air with Shannon Wandmaker
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, FASD with Tristan Casson-Rennie and Jan Griffin
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Autism diagnosis with Bec Street
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Long COVID and autism with Linda Dalton
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Ménière's disease with Lorna Thomas
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Kidney Disease with Ayesha Edmondson
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Endometriosis with Gemma and Aimee
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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Marc Powell, RNIB talks about NaviLens and Kellogg's
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Crohns’ disease and Takayasu's with Artie Carden
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Acquired brain injury with Brooke Simon
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Epilepsy and surgery with Hannah Wilson
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Cerebral palsy, learning difficulties, and anxiety with Bryony Moss
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Dyspraxia, dyslexia and dyscalculia with Fire Phoenix Rising
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Cerebral Palsy with Peta Hooke
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Desmoid tumour with MaryBeth Eiler
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome with Erica Baldwin
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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Bowel cancer, LARS syndrome and stoma with Amanda Strother
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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Post Concussion Syndrome and Holly Tyrer
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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PTSD with Danielle Allen
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Radiation caused my hidden disability with Kellie La Follett
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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Fibromyalgia with Sue McIntosh
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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On the Road series - Older Drivers Forum
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Narcolepsy Cataplexy Dyslexia with Marcus Morgan-Valentine
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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Ehler Danlos Syndrome with Mik Lenth
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Supporting families with additional needs
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Neurodivergent and Tourette Syndrome with Kez Symcox
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Aphasia and Epilepsy with Tom Ryan
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Mitral heart valve replacement and asthma with Paul Shriever
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Autism, ADHD, Anxiety and PCOS with Saxon Boone
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Anxiety and Depression with Maddie White
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Fibromyalgia, depression and borderline personality disorder with Paul Pengelly
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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PTSD and brain injury with Darren Carew
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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Autism and Alcohol with Matthew Tinsley
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May 30, 2021 |
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Autistic, Dyspraxic and Microdeletion on a chromosome with Lorina
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May 23, 2021 |
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Inclusive shopping experience at The Trafford Centre
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May 11, 2021 |
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ADHD, Epilepsy, PTSD and Autism with Mark Charlesworth
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May 02, 2021 |
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Dyspraxia, ADHD, Dyscalculia and Damp with Bailey
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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The Brighton COVID NHS Mass Vaccination Centre
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Autistic Spectrum Disorder family support with Sarah Hughes
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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The Autism Employment Gap
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Autism and comordities with Maria Cook
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Understanding, acceptance, and empowerment with Mark Isherwood Elected Regional Member of the Senedd
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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FASD with Mick Jewell
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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The events industry and the pandemic
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Epilepsy with Hannah Wilson
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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The Sunflower Conversations
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Feb 07, 2021 |