The GlioBabes

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. Welcome back for Season 8! The season we returned back to the community to bring on guests impacted by Brain Tumour in all different wa...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. Welcome back for Season 8! The season we returned back to the community to bring on guests impacted by brain tumours in all different w...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. Welcome back for Season 8! The season we returned back to the community to bring on guests impacted by Brain Tumour in all different wa...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. Welcome back for Season 8! The season we returned back to the community to bring on guests impacted by Brain Tumour in all different wa...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. Welcome back for Season 7 Episode 5! Final episode of this season… “Comparison is the thief of joy” But it’s easier acknowledged than p...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. Welcome back for Season 7 Episode 4! Today's theme of focus: advice by you guys, for you guys. In episode three, we asked you to se...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. Welcome back for Season 7 Episode 3! Today’s theme of focus: the tips and tricks we’ve learnt along the way as patients. From navigatin...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. Welcome back for Season 7 Episode 2! Today’s theme of focus: the real life happenings from a Brain Tumour diagnosis that the leaflets n...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. Welcome back for season 7! Mel and Mol together for the first time in a while, recapping on the professionals that joined for season 6,...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. In Season 6 we have all the professionals! And for Episode 5 we are joined by Dr Jessica Taylor, LIVE FROM THE LAB! Talking all things...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. In Season 6 we have all the professionals! And for Episode 4 we are joined by Lorcan Butler, the Optical Engagement Manager working wit...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. In Season 6 we have all the professionals but for episode 3…back to just us. For our first episode of Brain Tumour Awareness Month. Rog...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. In Season 6 we have all the professionals! Episode 2, we bring on a much anticipated professional…a GP! But one we think is awesome and...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. In Season 6, we have all the professionals! Starting with oncology, we welcome Dr. Lucy Gossage. Lucy Gossage is a consultant oncologis...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. In this very special, short conversation we welcome Georgie Maynard, a founding member of Brain Cancer Justice - a group of patients, f...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. We both met on The Brain Tumour Charity’s Young Ambassador (YAM) Programme which began in 2024, and now it’s time for the next round of...

THE FIRST GLIOBABES LIVE SPECIAL! The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. And we are LIVE! Back in November, Mel and Mol hosted a live podcast at FACT, Liverpool, with artist...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. In this series we return to cover more topics of relevance, that you’ve requested and we think need to be spoken about. Episode 5... Ou...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. In this series we return to cover more topics of relevance, that you’ve requested and we think need to be spoken about. Episode 4 encap...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. In this series we return to cover more topics of relevance, that you’ve requested and we think need to be spoken about. Episode 3 was o...

The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. In this series we return to cover more topics of relevance, that you’ve requested and we think need to be spoken about. Episode 2 is ab...

Back for season 5! The GlioBabes, a podcast created by two young women who were both diagnosed with brain tumours at a young age. Mel and Mol are creating a safe space to talk about their experiences and to raise awareness of brain tumours and ill health within the young population. In this series we return to cover more topics of relevance, that you’ve requested and that we think need to be spoke...

It’s a full circle moment to end Season 4! We’re thrilled to invite back Hayley, who featured in season 4 episode 1! A well-respected ambassador, passionate fundraiser, dedicated charity trustee, and above all, a proud mum and grandmother - joins us to share the powerful story of her granddaughter Lily’s brain tumour diagnosis. In ep. 1 we dive into conversations about purpose after retirement, na...

This week on The GlioBabes Podcast we are joined by Sophie Reid, a mum, hairdresser and fierce advocate from Jersey, who was diagnosed with a grade 3 brain tumour after collapsing at work. Since then, Sophie has undergone an awake craniotomy, weeks of treatment away from home, and is navigating life with an incurable diagnosis. She’s sharing her journey with honesty and humour on TikTok, raising a...

This week on The GlioBabes Podcast we are honoured to be joined by Yasmin and Khuram Liaquat, the parents of Amani Liaquat. Amani was diagnosed with a glioblastoma on her 22nd birthday in 2020, and in the short time that followed, she became a fearless campaigner, fundraiser and advocate for brain tumour awareness and research. Her voice and legacy continue to inspire people across the world. Aman...