The LUNA Project

Welcome! We are absolutely delighted to share the audio version of our 2024 Zine, Disabled Joy! Mainstream narratives around disability and illness often focus on negatives and the challenges faced, and whilst these are difficult parts of disability, illness, and neurodivergence, we also live lives full of joy. We wanted to showcase the joy experienced by young disabled people in this collaborativ...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blogs in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today, we have "Education, Health and Care Plans (ECHPs): Emily’s Experience" by Emily. She outlines what an ECHP is and shares her experience of having an ECHP and chats us through some of the support she receives. In the hope of helping other young people navigate what can be a tr...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blogs in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have '"Sea-Glass Survivors": Navigating Education as Disabled Young People by Amber Daw based on a journal article they read recently as part of their MA course. The article explored autistic education experiences, where one of the co-authors, Beth utilises th...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blogs in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today, we have 'Shirley Anne Bingham: Why Having an Ambulatory Wheelchair User in Doctor Who Was So Important for The Disabled Community' by Hannah as part of our Disability Representation in Media content throughout February and March 2024. In this post, Hannah talks about...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today, we have 'Representation in Media' by Beth Dillon as part of our Disability Representation in Media content throughout February and March 2024. In this post, Beth talks about seeking out disability representation in books, films and TV at different stages of her l...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today, we have 'How Wheelchair Basketball Changed My Life' by Abbie Johnston. Abbie explores the freedom, joy and story associated with their journey to participating in their university's wheelchair basketball club. This is truly a gem to read/listen to and is enco...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Content Warnings: mention of suicide and self harm and discussion of distress. Today, as part of National Epilepsy Awareness Month, we are sharing a Science Communication Blog Post. This blog post comes from Ally Lloyd's dissertation titled "I always think of my mind,...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have one of our new From Me and My Friends to You and Yours (FMAMF) resources in audio read by the wonderful Ally! FMAMF is a series of resources that focusses on a chronic illness/disability, and explains this through the lens of a young person who has lived experienc...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have a special post by our three founding trustees - Ross, Ally, and Beth. In this post they share their reflections and what they have learnt from growing the LUNA Project from its original conception as OSAAT. You can read this post on our website www.thelunaproject....

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'Creating an Accessible and Inclusive Working Environment' by Sophie Mattholie. Sophie shares with us some of the policies, practices, and methods we employ at LUNA to create a more accessible working space. You can read her post on our website www.theluna...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'Climbing with a Disability' by Hannah Frost. Hannah shares their passion, experience and interest in climbing as a disabled person and how to navigate this sport. You can find further advice on this and read their post on our website www.thelunaproject.or...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have the privilege of being joined by one of our Professional Advisors Dr Merry Wilkinson. In this post Merry shares with us a part of her research at Great Ormond Street hospital on Juvenile Dermatomyositis. Merry breaks down and explains what JDM is and why it is imp...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'Life Being Deaf and Disabled' by Ciara McCarthy. This episode explores the nuances and experience of both being deaf and disabled and navigating these intersecting facets of their identity. You can read their post on our website www.thelunaproject.org.uk...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'The War Between my Mind and Body' by Mehar Singh. This episode explores the difficult balance many disabled people struggle to maintain as they look after their physical, emotional and mental health while trying to do all the things they want to do in an...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'Computer Says No - Striking the Balance When your Body isn’t Having it' by Jess Speller. In this episode Jess explores the relationship with their body as they navigate medical school. Often their body, like many other disabled people's, does not want...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'Creativity and Chronic Illness' by Howl Baer. This episode explores navigating the world of arts and creativity as a disabled person and the nuance experience of that this has to offer. they draw from their own life experiences and the work and experience...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'Trusting a Body with Seasonal Failings' by Sophie Mattholie (she/they). Sophie shares how their HSD and Potts symptoms change during different seasons. They explore how this makes them feel and embraces the good and the bad. You can read their post on our...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'My Experience of Trusting My Body with Neurological Conditions' by Hannah Frost (she/they). Hannah shares explores the meaning and navigation of trust when you're chronically ill, specifically with multiple neurological conditions. You can follow Hann...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'Befriending My Disabled Body' by Cory Anderson. Cory shares with us how the texture of their life has changed since becoming disabled and how they have rebuilt their relationship with their body and their self. You can read Cory's post on our website...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'How Cancer took me to Deaths Door and made me Fight for my Life' Eilidh MacKay (she/her). Hayley shares with us her journey from being diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and thyroid cancer at the age of 14 to now. You can follow Eilidh on her instagram...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'Disability and Mental health' by Sophie Bolwell-Davies (she/her). Sophie explores the double-edged sward between disability and mental health. You can read Sophie's post on our website www.thelunaproject.org.uk and you can find the support Sophie mentioned here:...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'Festive Feels' by Heather McCormick (she/her). Heather shares with us the difficult the festive period can bring for many of us with chronic illnesses, and a few helpful tips to deal with this. You can follow Heather on her instagram @therestlessbutterfly to find...

Welcome to LUNA Listens! This is where we publish all our blog posts in audio form for you to listen to at your own pace. Today we have 'Neurodiversity: a Personal Journey' by Jack Fitzpatrick (he/him). In light of our neurodiversity month Jack tells us all about the growth, challenges and empowerment he's found from his experiences with autism, dyspraxia and ADHD.  Jack currently works for t...

Welcome to our Dear Teacher series. A series where members of the LUNA community will share the role teachers have had in their lives, celebrating all the times they got this and what we wish they knew and could have done differently to support the disabled, chronically ill, neurodivergent young people in their classrooms. In this piece Physics and Astronomy student Kieren Shares with us a poem he...

This blog post kicks off our Dear Teacher series. A series where members of the LUNA community will share the role teachers have had in their lives, celebrating all the times they got this and what we wish they knew and could have done differently to support the disabled, chronically ill, neurodivergent young people in their classrooms.  In this piece 5th year medical student Beth highlights...