The Spoonie Village Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Join Hayley and Tom as they explore the world of disabilities and chronic illnesses, with the help of some super special guests and voices from the community!
Expect puns, innuendos, fits of giggles, as well as the honesty and straight-talking about illness that Spoonie Village has been built on.
Join Hayley, Tom, Tessa, and Charlotte as they compete for the title of Spoonie Village Christmas Gameshow Champion 2020!
We're joined by Selina, another severe ME sufferer who tells her story and explains how her life has changed and how her faith has sustained her through her journey
Today we hear from Amy, a severe ME sufferer who tells us her story and the challenges she faces.
We meet Ashanti, who tells us what it was like to go from being a nurse to a patient, and also what it's been like to be a single parent with ME
To celebrate that Friday feeling, we're joined by Clare from Action For ME to talk about how you can use social media to tell your story, and to tell us about the work they do and the services that they offer to people with ME, as well as their carers and loved ones.
We're joined by James (@healthylivingjames) to talk all things recovery and to find out what part food played in getting him from being bedbound to turning his acquired knowledge into a new career.
We're joined by our very good friend Charlotte, to talk about working with ME, daytime TV, curry and Tinder!
We're joined by Evie to talk about her book 'Within These Four Walls', chronicling her experience of being housebound with ME.
The Spoonie Village Podcast is back for season 2, and we'll be kicking it off with 7 episodes in 7 days for ME Awareness Week! In episode 1 we'll be joined by Jess Sharp, the creator behind the amazing graphics we're using in all of our Forget ME Not Campaigns.
Join us as Tom and Hayley celebrate their birthdays (one day apart!) with a little help from their new friend Chelsea, and her mom Candace! Chelsea has founded Chelsea's Charity, providing art supplies to kids who've had a tough time. She's also the coolest 10 year old we've ever met...
It's the end of season 1 of the Spoonie VIllage podcast! But not to worry, we'll be back soon with not one but TWO brand new mini-series! In the mean time, join Hayley and Tom for one last look back at how far things have come...
It's the third and final part of our autism mini-series! We're joined by Sam, a youtuber and late diagnosee who'll be chatting to us all about executive function, autistic head cannons and... ahem... piles...
It's day two of our autism mini-series! Come and meet Jade as we discuss how autistic people can be just as if not more, creative than neurotypicals, late diagnosis, and Tom gets excited about motorbikes...
Join us for the first part of our 2020 Autism Awareness/Acceptance Week mini-series! We'll be focusing on women with autism, particularly those who received a late diagnosis, as we release three episodes in three days!
Today's episode features Abigail, a writer, illustrator, comedian, and aspie, as she joins us for a chat about special interests, diagnosis and more!
Warning: contains the most laughs per minute of any episode yet!
Following our first Village Voices episode on Monday, we're joined by Katie Willard Virant, a licensed psychotherapist and Spoonie, who specialises in working with people through their chronic illnesses. She'll be talking us through all the themes covered in Village Voices and giving us some top tips on how to manage your emotional wellbeing during this time.
Katie's Covid blog post: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/chronically-me/202003/chronic-illness-and-coronavirus?amp
And now for something totally different! Join 8 different Spoonies as they explore life in lockdown during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, each telling their story and sharing their feelings. A truly global episode, spanning 3 continents and a range of conditions and backgrounds, this episode explores the full spectrum of emotion and shows us that, even in lockdown, we're never alone in this.
Chapters:
Intro - Tom & Hayley @spoonie_village
10:15 - Sara @thelupustrainer
43:15 - Whitney @invisiblyillfox
58:20 - Arushi @arushilohiya
1:15:40 - Tessa @the_squirrel_collective
1:35:10 - Alice @aliceellagram
1:58:00 - Roski @dramaroski
2:23:40 - Stacy - @noisymia
2:48:45 - Jenn
Outro with Tom
Today we're joined by Jenni, who perhaps has the coolest job in the world! We'll be chatting all about how she's managed work and education as a Spoonie, and the possibility of dressing Tom up as his favourite Disney character...
Come and meet our resident love doctor, Dr Diane! She'll be answering your burning dating and relationship questions and talking us through how to find out what your love type is!
Today we're joined by Leona, indie biz guru and founder of Indie Roller! We'll be picking her brains about all things creative and busting some myths around running your own small business, and putting some of YOUR questions to her!
It's finally here! In this first episode, join Hayley and Tom as they introduce Lucy, the newest member of the Spoonie VIllage team!
Season 1 of The Spoonie Village Podcast starts here! Find out just where Tom and Hayley have been hiding and what to expect over the next couple of months!
IT'S HERE!
Join Hayley and Tom as they make the biggest announcement in Spoonie Village's history, see a man on a lawnmower, and wonder: just why do we say 'the whole hog'?