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Kate and Holly: Covid hits after two years of shielding
Our reality podcast. Kate has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, is a mum of two, wife to an immunocompromised Holly, and is awaiting a hysterectomy. A complex …
4 years, 8 months ago
Mentally Interesting: The Myth of the Strong Black Woman
Rianna Walcott, The co-editor of upcoming anthology The Colour of Madness, says being black made it harder to get mental health support. She explains…
4 years, 8 months ago
Mentally Interesting: What loneliness is
They're useful to many, but Seaneen often feels isolated during mental health awareness weeks because her story hasn't had a perfect ending. The pr…
4 years, 8 months ago
Mentally Interesting: Anxiety or heart attack?
Can you tell if your pain or symptoms mean you have a physical or mental problem? Our presenters often delay getting medical help because of this a…
4 years, 8 months ago
Mentally Interesting: 'Something to take care of'
Having pets has helped presenters Seaneen and Mark with their mental health ... though Seaneen admits it’s tricky hiding cats from landlords. Hear …
4 years, 9 months ago
Merry Ouchmas: The festive special 2021
As 2021 has been a strange old year, the BBC Ouch team decided to look back at some of their favourite podcasts from the past 365 days. From space …
4 years, 9 months ago
Little Miss Burden
Matilda Feyisayo Ibini became physically disabled at five but wasn’t diagnosed with the progressive muscle-weakening condition Limb-girdle muscular d…
4 years, 10 months ago
'It was magical' - the first disabled crew to fly in zero-gravity
While millions of people might dream about space travel, with the exacting requirements often expected of astronauts some disabled people might have …
4 years, 10 months ago
What’s climate change got to do with disability?
With COP26, the big UN climate conference, kicking off in Glasgow next week, the BBC Ouch team got wondering - how will the one billion disabled peop…
4 years, 11 months ago
Mentally Interesting: Bananas for mental wellbeing?
Presenters Seaneen and Mark trade their own war stories about work. Joining them is CEO of the Business Disability Forum, Diane Lightfoot, who helps …
5 years ago