Talk Epilepsy Podcast

In this episode, we chat to comedian Jake Lambert about his experiences of living with epilepsy and his new Edinburgh Fringe show where he will be talking about his epilepsy. We also talk to Leon Legge about how he manages his epilepsy as well as playing professional sport as part of our #ExcelWithEpilepsy campaign.

In this special Purple Day episode, we talk to our volunteers Dave and Amy who share their experiences of living with epilepsy and how important awareness days like Purple Day are to help promote awareness of epilepsy.

In this episode we talk to Ross Bennet a former Detective Superintendent with Police Scotland and Michael Sturrock who works in politics as Head of Communications & Outreach. We discuss their experiences of living and managing their epilepsy, support received from their employers and what employers need to do to support people with epilepsy.

Jenifer was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was just 10 years old. Here she shares how she felt when she was first diagnosed, challenges she has faced and what she feels needs to be done to highlight invisible disabilities such as epilepsy.

Megan was diagnosed with epilepsy in June 2021. Here she shares how she felt when she was first diagnosed and her experiences of living with epilepsy.

Throughout September, Epilepsy Scotland is working to increase awareness of epilepsy amongst students and further education institutions. Our #StudentSeptember campaign aims to help students with epilepsy to adapt to further education as easily as possible, support them throughout their time there, and increase the understanding of epilepsy amongst their peers and institutions. In this episode, we...

In this episode we talked about the impact that the Covid pandemic has had on people’s epilepsy, epilepsy services and how services will look like post pandemic.

In this episode, we talked to some elite sportsmen and women asking how they compete at the highest level whilst managing their epilepsy. British 200 metres champion, Beth Dobbin, former NFL guard and Super Bowl winner, Alan Faneca, and professional golfer, Jane Turner, share their experiences of living with epilepsy and competing in professional sport. 

Comedian Maisie Adam shares her experiences of growing up with epilepsy. Epilepsy Scotland volunteer, Alan, describes the effect epilepsy has had on his memory. Also, an interview with Georgina who has published a book detailing her personal experience of having epilepsy.

The third edition of the #TalkEpilepsy Podcast looks at how #EpilepsyIsMoreThanSeizures featuring interviews with Consultant Neurologist Dr Susan Duncan and Epilepsy Specialist Nurse Yvonne Leavy. They discuss the many challenges that people with epilepsy face and how they can overcome them.

The second edition of the #TalkEpilepsy Podcast looks at epilepsy and learning in particular focusing on how teachers and lecturers can keep their students who have epilepsy safe.

The first edition of the TalkEpilepsy Podcast looks at how breathing and relaxation techniques can help people cope with the stresses of living with epilepsy and promote better wellbeing.