Podcast Episodes

'There's a difference between home-schooling and emergency education'

Kate Monaghan has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and her wife Holly is immunocompromised, meaning a year of shielding with two young children has been anythi…

5 years, 2 months ago

Let’s add partner guilt to disability lockdown woes

With an end now possibly in sight, Kate feels she's letting Holly down. Her painful mobility issues are causing real problems for her this week - she…

5 years, 3 months ago

'I didn’t even know what bisexual was'

Dating can be tricky at the best of times, but it can come with a unique set of challenges if you have a learning disability and are LGBT.

Ben Hunte, …

5 years, 3 months ago

‘I’m having a rest in the car, with no one screaming my name’

After immune-compromised Holly had her vaccine last week, Kate has now been called to get hers. Excitement levels are high but she wonders how her …

5 years, 3 months ago

The day of the jab

After almost a year of shielding, Holly gets her Covid-19 vaccination. What's the process once you arrive at the center? How do you feel afterwards…

5 years, 3 months ago

Mentally Interesting: The bum-kicking machine

Seaneen Molloy and Mark Brown return with their witty and self-depricating take on mental health. They draw on their personal and professional experi…

5 years, 3 months ago

I sat outside Gran's funeral

Kate Monaghan has decided to attend her grandma's funeral rather than watch online. But, because wife Holly has had her immune system suppressed, Kat…

5 years, 3 months ago

'Waiting for the vaccine is like waiting on a kidney'

Lockdown with two small children was never going to be easy but this week Kate is getting severe pain due to her impairments especially when trying t…

5 years, 4 months ago

Katie and Harvey Price on growing up and moving out

Ahead of their new documentary, Harvey and Katie Price join Emma Tracey for a Zoom chat. While Harvey’s pasta cooks, he tells us about his love of …

5 years, 4 months ago

Being disabled in the third lockdown

Kate Monaghan has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and endometriosis, whilst her wife Holly is the recipient of a kidney transplant and has been shielding sinc…

5 years, 4 months ago