Everyday People Talking Health

Joti Gata-Aura is a British-Asian presenter & influencer and is a Vitiligo Ambassador, who has come to share her story of what living with vitiligo is like and how to stand confident with this condition. She is also the founder of www.positivelydiverse.co.uk . Definitely a breath of fresh air to see how motivated she is and we cannot wait for you to hear her story. We hope you enjoy this episo...

In this series: Getting to Know ME, we will explore what it's like living with a life-limiting condition ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). We will also reflect on the impact of living with a chronic health condition, hear from those with lived experience and hear from specialists on their experiences treating this condition.  In this episode, the Freshrb team which consists of Kondwani, Lucy, S...

In this series: Getting to Know ME, we will explore what it's like living with a life-limiting condition ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). We will also reflect on the impact of living with a chronic health condition, hear from those with lived experience and hear from specialists on their experiences treating this condition. In this final episode with Cody, we delve deeper into how she uses art as a...

In this series: Getting to Know ME, we will explore what it's like living with a life-limiting condition ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). We will also reflect on the impact of living with a chronic health condition, hear from those with lived experience and hear from specialists on their experiences treating this condition. Today we hear from Charlie, founder of M.E & Me website and organiser f...

Honey is very passionate about using art and filmmaking as a therapeutic medium. Honey has collaborated and worked with us for over 2 years now, delivering Silent Elephant Project Short Film and Documentary workshops. Today she shares what it's like living with Severe Asthma, navigating Covid-19 pandemic and tips on managing day to day whilst living a fulfilled life. We hope you enjoy this ep...

In this series: Getting to Know ME, we will explore what it's like living with a life-limiting condition ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). We will also reflect on the impact of living with a chronic health condition, hear from those with lived experience and hear from specialists on their experiences treating this condition. Today's episode features Cody from the USA. Cody shares her diagnosis journ...

In this episode, Mr. Babz (CEO of Freshrb) and Kondwani (Director of Freshrb) tell their stories on having their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Mr. Babz had the AstraZeneca and Kondwani had the Pfizer. They speak about their journeys to having the vaccines, their doubts prior to having it, the research they did and the side effects they faced. We hope you enjoy this episode. What is SEP? Sil...

In this series: Getting to Know ME, we will explore what it's like living with a life-limiting condition ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). We will also reflect on the impact of living with a chronic health condition, hear from those with lived experience and hear from specialists on their experiences treating this condition. In this episode, we hear from Shirley on how she manages to live with M.E a...

During #EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek 2021, we spoke to 29-year-old Manchester photographer @GeorgieGlassPhoto about living with and recovering from an eating disorder and body dysmorphia. Speaking about her journey through diagnosis in her twenties, Georgie is now trying to un-stigmatise the disorder using her experience positively, as a trained Mental Health First Aider and raising awareness for m...

In this series: Getting to Know ME, we will explore what it's like living with a life-limiting condition ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). We will also reflect on the impact of living with a chronic health condition, hear from those with lived experience and hear from specialists on their experiences treating this condition. On today's episode, Tony shares the importance of living, not existing, wit...

World Cancer Day is February the 4th 2021 and this podcast peers in to a discussion of cancer survivors who are not defined by this marginalised health condition but stand firm and live fruitful lives. We hope you enjoy this episode. What is SEP? Silent Elephant Project (SEP) gives marginalised life limiting and long-term health conditions a platform, through creative and interactive projects...

In this series: Getting to Know ME, we will explore what it's like living with a life-limiting condition ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). We will also reflect on the impact of living with a chronic health condition, hear from those with lived experiences and hear from specialists on their experiences treating this condition. Today, we will touch on similarities between ME and Long Covid. This podca...

This is our first SEP podcast episode of which it looks into the impact COVID-19 has had on people in our local community in Manchester. The first segment of this podcast looks at people who have gone through pregnancy or are currently pregnant during the pandemic. Whilst the second part speaks on all the positives that have come out of the pandemic. We hope you enjoy this episode. What is SEP? Si...