Unwell Informed

Hi guys, we are heading into the final weeks of Unwell Informed season two can’t believe it. We’ve had some incredible guests and our next guest is no exception in introducing Noa!  In 2023 Noa got diagnosed with stage 4 Endometriosis and severe Adenomyosis after years of painful periods, nausea and fatigue. Her surgery was extensive and brutal but the journey afterwards has been one hell of a rol...

Guys! We have been so blown away by the bravery and venerability shared by our guests. Today is no exception.  At just 18 years old, Dahlia’s life changed overnight when she was diagnosed with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare life-threatening blood disorder with no cure. Over the past four years, she’s faced countless hospital visits, setbacks and challenges, but through it all s...

WOW already half way through season 2!! Thanks for all the love and downloads…keep it coming. Keen to introduce our next guest…Will! At 21, Will was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. What followed was a whirlwind of learning how to live a normal life with a new condition, whilst developing a fresh outlook on life. This lead Will to pursue a study abroad program in England, and work a ski season in C...

Please note that todays episode discusses eating disorders and recovery. Take care while listening. At nineteen Meli developed binge bulimia nervosa after many years of clear yet normalised indicators of disordered eating. For four years, not a single person in Meli’s life knew about what was going on until she decided to get help. Now on the other side of it, Meli will confidently say that recove...

In 2022, Clara was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, an aggressive form of blood cancer. What followed was months of chemo, bone marrow biopsies and hospitalisation.  Having never faced any health issues before, 19 year-old Clara and her family were thrown into a situation they never saw coming. While there were many mental and physical battles throughout her treatment, she felt that s...

Hello Everyone!!  So excited to introduce our second guest of the season…Harry Overall!! At 22, Harry spent a year battling chronic fatigue. Just as he recovered and began reclaiming lost time, he suffered a brain hemorrhage. Now 25, Harry considers himself as a lucky person. His experiences have shaped a deep belief that stories of adversity should be shared more openly—especially with younger pe...

Hello everyone and welcome back to Season 2!! Bea and Angus are so excited to be dropping our first episode today at 5pm, and to be back in your ears every tuesday at 5pm. Introducing our first guest of the season, the wonderful Lucy Burnell! Lucy was just fourteen when she was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa — a moment that changed her life in more ways than she could have anticipated. The journe...

When one sibling gets sick, the whole family changes. In this episode, Angus's sister, Grace, joins him to talk honestly about how his medical issues impacted her childhood, her independence, and her emotional world. It’s raw, reflective, and a reminder that illness doesn’t just affect the patient , it ripples outward. All while taking the piss out of each other, laughing through the heaviness...

In this episode, Angus opens up about his spinal surgery, the long road to recovery, and the moment everything changed when he was rushed to hospital with meningococcal disease. From hospital beds and hard conversations to learning how to trust his body again, this is a raw, honest look at what it’s like to face serious health scares in your early 20s — and come out the other side with a new persp...

In this episode, Bea reflects on life inside treatment — the long, grinding days of chemotherapy, the physical pain and quiet boredom, and the strange way time seemed to stretch and collapse all at once. She shares what it was like learning to live around appointments, side effects, and uncertainty, while still trying to hold onto humour, dignity, and pieces of normal life. This episode explores t...

AFLW player Eliza McNamara joins us to talk about the moment everything stopped — breaking her back — and the long, messy road back to herself after surgery. From fear and frustration to rebuilding trust in her body, Eliza shares what recovery really looks like when your identity is tied to what your body can do. Honest, grounded, and quietly powerful — this one’s about coming back when nothing is...

In this episode, Bea reflects on the slow, unsettling lead-up to diagnosis — the strange symptoms, the gut feeling something was wrong, and the moment life quietly split into  before  and  after . She shares what it was like telling family and friends, navigating shock, humour, fear, and disbelief all at once, and coming to terms with a reality she never saw coming. This episode explores the emoti...

What’s worse than acne, puberty, and P.E. class? Try doing it all in a full-body back brace. In this episode of  Unwell Informed , co-host Angus tells the story of being diagnosed with scoliosis and growing up in high school wearing a rigid back brace. From awkward changing rooms to learning how to sleep, sit, breathe, and exist like a normal teenager while being essentially wrapped in 'carbon...

Welcome to Unwell Informed! In our very first episode, you'll meet the hosts; Angus and Bea, learn about their questionable genetics, and the family culture that treats medical trauma like dinner-table entertainment. We spill the origin story of how this podcast came to be a sort of “screw it, let’s start a podcast” moment. This episode sets the vibe for the entire series: honest, unfiltered, weir...