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'We adopted a disabled child during the pandemic'
Kate Monaghan has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, her wife Holly is on immunosuppressants, their newly adopted daughter Gracie has dwarfism and four-year-old…
5 years, 6 months ago
'Dating & Disability - how to navigate the agencies'
Recently journalist Lucy Webster wanted to join a matchmaking website but, before the company took her subscription fee, they warned she might find i…
5 years, 6 months ago
'The school phoned, Scout's hurt'
Kate Monahan shares personal moments in this virtual audio diary documenting a family of four in lockdown as a Mum with chronic pain and mobility iss…
5 years, 6 months ago
Mentally Interesting: My grief
Mark's sister Alison died of covid-19 on 14 January 2021. She was 39. On this episode of Mentally Interesting, He and Seaneen explore grief and how i…
5 years, 6 months ago
'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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 months ago